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They carried Douboma for four hours until they reached the United Methodist clinic in Liberia’s John Dean Town. 

It was Douboma’s sixth attempt to get help, and this time she was not turned away.

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As Douboma lay in her home drifting into unconsciousness, someone suggested they make one last appeal for help. 

So family members and a few volunteers eased Douboma’s small frame into an improvised hammock made by tying the ends of a blanket to a pole.

Following proper infection protocol, the staff examined and retested her.

As it turns out, Douboma wasn’t suffering from COVID-19 after all. She was suffering from malaria, a deadly but common and treatable disease.

After receiving intravenous antimalarial medicine, Douboma was feeling remarkably better after only two days.