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Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone - 'There Are No Peace Talks With Ebola'
savethechildren_uk, 10 November 2014
Since the day in May when hundreds of people attended the funeral of a respected traditional healer in eastern Sierra Leone, Ebola has spread to ravage the country. Read more »
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West Africa: Love in the Time of Ebola
African Arguments, 10 November 2014
Last month I received a call from Freetown. The fifteen-year-old Augusta Vandy had just died of Ebola. She was the eldest of five children whose parents had died of the disease. Read more »
'You Can't Negotiate With Ebola' But Compassionate Care Persists
With poverty rife and just five percent of the population with piped water, "no wonder people quarantined in the morning are out buying food or collecting water in the afternoon", writes Rob Macgillivray of Save the Children UK. Across west Africa, people 'who know the risks' persist in caring for loved ones - out of compassion, observes writer and producer Khadi Mansaray.
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Sierra Leone: Local Nurses Do Their Best for Quarantined Homes in New Ebola Hotspot
RFI, 9 November 2014
New Ebola hotspots are emerging in Sierra Leone with infection rates surpassing Kailahun or Kenema, the original epicentres of the virus in the country. One such area is Port Loko… Read more »
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West Africa: We'll Deliver Food Assistance in Ebola-Hit Sierra Leone for As Long As Is Necessary, Says WFP Head
RFI, 6 November 2014
As part of her mandate, the head of the World Food Programme is in Sierra Leone to review food delivery operations to Ebola quarantine areas. WFP Executive Director Ertharin… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Ebola in Sierra Leone - Stigmatisation
Africa Research Institute, 5 November 2014
In the third of a series of blogs about the impact and consequences of Ebola in Sierra Leone, ARI researcher Jamie Hitchen, recently back from a year spent working in the country,… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Is Freetown fighting a losing battle against Ebola?
UNIRIN, 16 October 2014
On the return trip to Freetown from Kenema a couple of days later we meet Laventa Konneh in Moyambo town, the only person allowed to leave her house because the town is in lockdown… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Close-Up to Ebola - Sierra Leone Blog
UNIRIN, 10 October 2014
We set off by jeep from the capital Freetown for Kenema, 240km away. While there are Stop Ebola posters all over the capital, we see very few en route. Every 15 minutes or so we're… Read more »
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Sierre Leone and international partners have made "a lot of progress" assisting victims of Ebola, the World Food Programme Executive Director Ertharin Cousin said following a ... Read more »
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"For us, the priority is personal protection and safety. Actions need to be carried out carefully and slowly in order to prevent mistakes, as a mistake has the potential to bring ... Read more »
