Sierra Leone: Information Kiosks - a One Stop Shop for the Prevention of Ebola and Other Outbreaks As Sierra Leone Looks Toward Recovery

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One community member passes by to pick up a packet of condoms, another stops to wash her hands with chlorinated water, while another studies the poster advising not to touch corpses because of the risk of Ebola. The bright red and white box structure is attracting a lot of attention and providing information, which is exactly its function.

With cases of Ebola still surfacing in Sierra Leone on a weekly basis, the Sierra Leone Red Cross Society has installed information kiosks throughout the country to serve as a point of reference to communities. Each district has ten mobile kiosks strategically located at road sides, within slum areas, and at informal border crossings.

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