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Landmark
Bernice Dahn
born 1964
Chief Medical Officer through the Ebola epidemic
Landmark is level 2 of 4 in the Liberia Hall of Fame: a first that opened a door, or the pre-eminent figure of their generation in this country. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
She was Liberia's Chief Medical Officer when Ebola arrived, then Minister of Health — and quarantined herself when her own assistant died of it.
Bernice T. Dahn is a Liberian physician, public health leader and academic administrator.
She was Deputy Minister of Health and Chief Medical Officer of Liberia from 2007 to 2015, through the Ebola epidemic, and served as Minister of Health from June 2015 until early 2018.
She was Deputy Minister of Health and Chief Medical Officer of Liberia from 2007 to 2015, through the Ebola epidemic, and served as Minister of Health from June 2015 until early 2018.
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