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Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has announced the launch of a National Action Plan to fight the spread of Ebola, which she said is "ravishing our country - claiming the ... Read more »
New Plan To Battle Ebola in Sierra Leone
President has announced new measures to fight the Ebola outbreak after the country's leading specialist on the virus, Sheik Umar Khan, died from the disease less than a week after being diagnosed.
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Sierra Leone: President Launches National Plan to Battle Ebola
Sierra Leone Government, 31 July 2014
Today, I ask the entire nation to mourn with the families of our national heroes including Dr. Sheik Humarru Khan who lost their lives battling the Ebola outbreak in our country.… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Ebola - the Day That Changed Everything
AlertNet, 24 July 2014
And then there was the day in late spring that changed everything, the day a woman, a stranger, came to the home of Cecilia Babyoh, a nurse in the eastern Sierra Leone district of… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Burying Ebola's Victims in Sierra Leone
IFRC, 26 July 2014
They are all young men, in their early twenties who, just a few short weeks ago, would have been studying, going to work at a construction site, or ferrying passengers around on… Read more »
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Liberia: Nigeria's Largest Airline Suspends All Flights to Liberia, Sierra Leone
Heritage, 29 July 2014
Nigeria largest's airline, Arik Air, has suspended all flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone, after a Liberian man died of Ebola upon arriving at Lagos airport last week. Read more »
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Liberia: EU Scales up Funding in Response to Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
European Commission, 30 July 2014
The European Commission is allocating an additional €2 million to respond to the worst Ebola outbreak ever recorded. This brings the Commission's aid to fight the Ebola… Read more »
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Kenya: West African Tourists to Be Screened Before Entering the Country.
The Star, 31 July 2014
Visitors coming into the country from Guinea, Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone will be screened for the Ebola virus. Shikanga O Tipo from the Health ministry says they will be… Read more »
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Liberia: Ebola - Arik Air Suspends Flights to Monrovia, Freetown
Leadership, 28 July 2014
As a result of the first Ebola virus death officially confirmed in Lagos, and involving a Liberian national who flew on a foreign (Non-Nigerian) regional based airline from… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: President Koroma Calls On WHO to Join the Fight Against Ebola
Sierra Leone Government, 23 July 2014
President Ernest Bai Koroma has on Wednesday 23rd July 2014 called on the World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Luis Gomes Sambo and his organization… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: President Koroma Calls for International Support to Fight Ebola
Sierra Leone Government, 21 July 2014
President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has called for international support to fight the deadly Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone in particular and the sub-region in general. Read more »
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Liberia: Liberia, Sierra Leone to Hold Ebola Prevention Meetings
Heritage, 22 July 2014
The Grand Cape Mount County Health Team (CHT) and its partner, Medical Teams International (MTI) have reached an agreement with health authorities in neighboring Sierra Leone to… Read more »
Cholera in Sierra Leone, august 2012. Mabela community in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Poor hygiene, lack of clean water and sanitation contribute to high risk of cholera and numerous other diseases in communities. Blue Flag volunteer Ibrahim Mansaraf demonstrates the right procedure of washing hands
