Tag: Ebola
Majority of Sierra Leoneans say government managed COVID-19 better than Ebola – Afrobarometer
A recent Afrobarometer survey has shown that the majority of Sierra Leoneans say the government managed the COVID-19 pandemic better than the Ebola epidemic in 2014. The survey states that three-quarters of ...Sierra Leone News Today
Sierra Leone receives first batch of Ebola vaccine doses The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Sierra Leone has received a new batch of Ebola vaccine as the virus is taking a fresh ...Pujehun Health Management Team Reports a Suspected Ebola Case
The Pujehun Districts Health Management Team has on Monday, 15th February reported a suspected Ebola (EVD) case at the 14 Battalion clinic. The suspected case according to the investigations by the Rapid ...Ebola Reemerges in Guinea for the First Time Since 2014 Outbreak.
The Ministry of Health in Guinea, Conakry has confirmed a new outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic in Nzerekore prefecture in southeast Guinea after test results confirmed two dead. ...Sierra Leone: President’s Recovery Priorities include Education, Private Sector, and Energy
Press Release His Excellency Ernest Bai Koroma launched the Second Phase of The President’s Recovery Priorities in Magburaka Tonkolli District on Monday 20th June 2016. The President’s Recovery Priorities will focus and ...This week in West Africa zero ebola cases reported
Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea, the countries most badly affected by the worst ebola outbreak in history have had zero infections recorded in the past 7 days. This is the first time ...Sierra Leone cautiously celebrates discharge of last known ebola case, countdown to ebola free ...
Today Adama Sankoh Sierra Leone’s last known ebola patient was discharged from the International Medical Corps Mateneh Ebola Treatment Centre on the outskirts of Makeni town. Speaking at the discharge ceremony where ...Sierra Leone: State of Emergency still in place but no limit on public activities
The President of Sierra Leone has announced a continued state of public emergency, although he has lifted limits on public gatherings and business activities in place since August last year. Political parties ...Guinea: Study shows rVSV-ZEBOV Ebola prevention vaccine 100% Effective
The Lancet has published the results of an ebola vaccine study in Guinea that has made everyone hopeful about the future of ebola prevention in the sub-region and beyond. The rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine ...