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Sierra Leone: Sex Crimes Up Amid Ebola Outbreak
UNIRIN, 4 February 2015
Reports that rates of sexual assault and teenage pregnancy have soared in Sierra Leone since the start of the Ebola outbreak have prompted the government to plan a raft of measure… Read more »
Sex Crimes Up in Sierra Leone Amid Ebola Outbreak
A lack of doctors to examine women who have been sexually assaulted means that they have no evidence to take to the courts, even if they were open.
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Sierra Leone: Sexual Transmission of Ebola Threatens Progress
Ebola Deeply, 15 January 2015
Authorities in Sierra Leone have raised concerns about the sexual transmission of Ebola, in the period after male survivors of the disease have been discharged from treatment… Read more »
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Africa: Abstain From Sex After Ebola, Men Told
UN News, 28 November 2014
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today warned that it is possible for the Ebola virus to be present in semen for 3 months after recovery, as the UN Children's… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Ebola Shutdown Brings New Fears of Rape and Teenage Pregnancy
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 17 November 2014
Mabel, 15, was always the kind of girl who did well in class. She enjoyed maths, was good with numbers and aspired to be an accountant. Read more »
InFocus
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Medical experts say the virus can remain in men's semen for up to three months. During this period, male survivors are advised to either abstain or use condoms during sex. Read more »
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Only "essential vehicles" will be allowed in and out of the eastern district and a night-time curfew will also be imposed. Read more »
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The mobile app is the latest component of the #ISurvivedEbola campaign, which uses survivor stories from Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea to deliver vital public health ... Read more »
