The promising signs reported by health workers yesterday regarding the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone has taken a discouraging development this evening as official reports state that 18 people died today of Ebola and 24 new infections were equally recorded nationwide. 14 of today’s new infections are from Portloko and 7 are from Freetown and […]
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Authorities in Sierra Leone said Ebola infection numbers and deaths have progressively gone down over the last two days. On Friday, January 16, 2015 health officials in Freetown said only 6 new infections and 10 deaths were recorded compared to 16 new infections the previous day. “This is the first single digit infection rate we
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Latest figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) released today has revealed that 8,371 people have died of Ebola in West Africa as of January 3, 2015. WHO says Sierra Leone has 10,094 infected persons and 3,049 Ebola deaths as of January 3, 2015. In Liberia 3,515 people have died of Enola and 8,278 people
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Sierra Leone health officials recorded 31 new Ebola infections on January 10, 2015. Freetown and its surrounding rural communities account for 17 of the new infections. Portloko reported 8 new infections. As of January 10, 2015 official records state that a total of 1,248 people have tested positive in Portloko alone and over 3,000 are
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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Sierra Leone has concluded a month long investigation of missing vehicles on board certain containers at the Freetown Port, a statement from the ACC issued today states. The said investigation was instigated by a request from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning asking the ACC to loook into allegations
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Two promising Ebola vaccines will soon be tried on the front line of the epidemic in West Africa, the World Health Organization has announced. Trials in limited numbers of volunteers suggest the vaccines are safe and can generate an immune response. Further trials on thousands of people will take place in Africa, including on healthcare
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A two month old baby, Aminata Lamin is among twelve Ebola survivors discharged today at the Hastings Ebola Treatment Center in Freerown, according to health officials in Sierra Leone. The Center’s Coordinator, Dr. Santigie Sesay told journalists in Freetown that the two months old baby girl was brought to the treatment facility along with her
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EBOLA UPDATE 18 persons died today January 8, 2015 of Ebola in Sierra Leone and 31 new infections recorded nationwide, according to official reports. Freetown and its environs account for 19 of today’s new infections. Health officials said 3 of the test results for today can not be traced to anyone as the data identifying
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By Maruff Shaw State House sources have reported that the newly appointed Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) of the United Nations Mission on Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), Ismail Ould Cheik Ahmed arrived in Sierra Leone today to meet with President Ernest Bai Koroma on the situation in the country. “This is no time
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The World Health Organization has said in its latest situation report that a total of 838 healthcare workers are known to have contracted Ebola in West Africa as of January 4, 2015, and 495 of these have died. The WHO said it is leading a special meeting today on the access and financing of Ebola
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