Ebola treatment-bed shortages left infectious patients outside isolation in Liberia
Dated 1 August 2014: Ebola treatment-bed shortages left infectious patients outside isolation in Liberia. In the causal graph this event weakens Ebola outbreak response architecture, a driver that weakens Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 methodology — an improving welfare path.
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What changed
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- FactEbola treatment-bed shortages left infectious patients outside isolation in Liberia
- weakensDriverEbola outbreak response architecture
- weakensIndicators (2)Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 methodology
provisional weight · verified
Weakens · 55% impact strength (driver → indicator)
Observed
71 INDEX · 0.25 above the normal line (2023)
Better than normal6 readings, 2018–2023: rose from 69 INDEX to 71 INDEX.
Above normal = better
Strengthens · 50% impact strength (driver → indicator)
Observed
37.4 deaths per 1,000 live births · 12.4 above the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal7 readings, 2018–2024: fell from 40 deaths per 1,000 live births to 37.4 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Above normal = worse
Causal path
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- FactEbola treatment-bed shortages left infectious patients outside isolation in Liberia
- weakensDriverEbola outbreak response architecture
- weakensIndicatorUniversal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 methodology
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Factrail. (2026). Ebola treatment-bed shortages left infectious patients outside isolation in Liberia. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/ebola-treatment-bed-shortages-left-patients-outside-isolation-in-liberia-2014
Accessed 16 October 2026.
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