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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Reports from the diamond rich district of Kono in eastern Sierra Leone confirm that a new Ebola laboratory and treatment center has been opened today to respond to the rising cases of infections in the area. District Medical Officer (DMO) for Kono district, Dr. Manso Dumbuya has confirmed that the newly built Ebola Treatment Centre
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Sierra Leone today remembered the events of January 6, 1999, the day rebel forces of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) entered the city of Freetown, as part of an offensive to overthrow the government of President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. Rebel forces beseiged the city and took hold of more than half of the capital for
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State House sources in Freetown have disclosed that the Chairman of the African Union (AU), President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania, will arrive in Sierra Leone on Tuesday January 6, 2015 on a visit as part of a 3-country tour of Ebola-hit Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. He is expected to asses the situation
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26 people died today, January 4, 2015 of Ebola in Sierra Leone, and 30 others tested positive for the virus. On January 3, 2015 health officials in Sierra Leone recorded a daily infection of 37 new cases across the country. The majority of these new infections are within Freetown and its environs. © ASM COMMUNICATION
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29 new Ebola infections were registered on January 2, 2015 by health officials in Sierra Leone. 14 of these infections are from Freetown, 7 in Portloko, 3 in Kono and 3 in Moyamba. No infections were recorded on January 2, 2015 in Kailahun, Kenema, and Makeni, the hometown of the president. Over 2, 900 people
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