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Sierra Leone: Ebola - Money is the Easy Part
UNIRIN, 2 October 2014
In the incongruously sumptuous setting of London's historic Lancaster House, representatives of governments and humanitarian organisations listened in silence on Thursday as a… Read more »
Ebola and Sierra Leone - Money Is the Easy Bit
Ten months into the worst Ebola outbreak, aid organizations say although Sierra Leone and other affected countries need cash, they also need things which money alone cannot buy.
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West Africa: Britain Urges 'Decisive Action' At Ebola Conference
VOA, 2 October 2014
Britain made a plea for international help to deal with the world's worst Ebola outbreak at the start of a conference in London on Thursday, with one charity warning that five… Read more »
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West Africa: Ebola Raging in Sierra Leone, but Apparently Under Control in Nigeria
DW, 2 October 2014
A children's charity has warned that five people were being infected with Ebola every hour in Sierra Leone, but Nigeria and Senegal appear to have contained the disease. Read more »
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Sierra Leone: 'Ebola Is Like an International Terrorist'- Says President Koroma
Sierra Leone Government, 3 October 2014
As government continues to enhance an effective approach towards the Ebola outbreak, President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma on 2nd October described the Ebola virus as an international… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: First Two Ebola Survivors Discharged From IFRC Treatment Centre in Sierra Leone
IFRC, 1 October 2014
Osman Sesay was the second confirmed Ebola patient to arrive at the newly opened treatment centre operated by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies… Read more »
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West Africa: WHO Updated Report On Ebola As Thousands of Deaths Being Reported
Foroyaa, 1 October 2014
As at 23 September, 2014, 3083 deaths have been reported in the current outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) by the Ministries of Health of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, a… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Door-to-Door Campaign Reaches Over Half a Million People in Sierra Leone's Deprived Communities
UNDP, 30 September 2014
Following a three-day national "stay at home" initiative to contain the spread of Ebola, Sierra Leone is pursuing an intensive door-to-door campaign in the capital Freetown to… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Guinea Intensifies Ebola Screening At Sierra Leone Border
VOA, 30 September 2014
Guinean security forces are intensifying their Ebola screening efforts at the border with Sierra Leone. At the Madina Oula town crossing, people are subjected to rigorous health… Read more »
InFocus
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After hailing the three-day lockdown of the country as a success, the government has placed three districts under isolation as it tries to fight the Ebola outbreak. Read more »
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Sierra Leoneans are emerging from the homes following a three-day lockdown during which officials say more than a million households were checked for Ebola patients. Read more »
