Sierra Leone: How an Ebola Clinic Works
"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 the whole team down", writes Kathryn Stinson who has a PhD in Public Health and is volunteering in Sierra Leone.
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Sierra Leone:
Death in a Clinic - A Volunteer's Story
GroundUp, 13 October 2014
"So just think of the one who is about to die, trapped behind hundreds of walls sizzling with heat, while at the same time, there are all those people, on the telephone or in cafes… Read more »
An MSF volunteer speaks from a safe distance with an Ebola patient.
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Africa:
Ebola Doctors Make It Up As They Go
SAPA, 14 October 2014
Lack of equipment in Ebola-stricken countries is forcing doctors to improvise as they try to administer much needed healthcare, Medicines Sans Frontieres (MSF -- Doctors Without… Read more »
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Sierra Leone:
In Sierra Leone's Ebola Hot Zone - a Series of Reports
UNIRIN, 10 October 2014
The following account is by IRIN journalist Anna Jefferys who, together with filmmaker Ricci Shyrock, visited Sierra Leone earlier this month. It is the first of a three-part… Read more »
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Sierra Leone:
Ebola Response - WFP Supports Distressed Families in Sierra Leone
WFP, 13 October 2014
When John Crisci, an Emergency Coordinator with WFP, came back last week from a field mission in Port Loko, a district about 45 miles east of Freetown, his heart was filled with… Read more »
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Sierra Leone:
President Koroma Assures Emergency Hospital
Sierra Leone Government, 13 October 2014
President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma on Monday 13th October assured the Emergency Hospital delegation of his continued commitment in the fight against the deadly Ebola virus. Read more »
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Sierra Leone:
Contact Tracers Save Lives in Sierra Leone
UNFPA, 13 October 2014
UNFPA Ebola Contact Tracing Read more »
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Sierra Leone:
IRC Calls for Sierra Leone Wish List to Combat Ebola
Sierra Leone Government, 11 October 2014
As the fight against Ebola takes center stage in international media circles, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the International Rescue Committee, (IRC) Hon. David Wright… Read more »
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Sierra Leone:
Sierra Leone - Anglican Church Provides Land for Ebola Fight
ACNS, 14 October 2014
Ola During Children's Hospital in the East End of Freetown can now boast of a well-spacious Ebola Isolation Unit outside its hospital premise, following the gratis provision of a… Read more »
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Sierra Leone:
Frontline Health Workers and Families to Receive Vital Supplies Through Unicef-EU Partnership
Unicef, 10 October 2014
€1 million donation to UNICEF will finance three cargo flights to Ebola-stricken countries Read more »
InFocus
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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. Read more »
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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 »
