A Nigerian mobile lab has been operating in Sierra Leone as part of the international effort to help test Ebola samples in the current outbreak. The lab saves critical hours by testing the samples rapidly and reducing th…
Ler mais11 March 2015 - In February 2015, cases of Ebola began appearing among the community of fishermen living in the coastal area of Aberdeen in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Over 20 cases occurred at the same time, suggesting they…
Ler mais24 February 2015, Freetown - Today, the World Health Organization's Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, wraps up her visit to Sierra Leone, her first to an Ebola affected country. The 3-day visit, which…
Ler maisFreetown, 22 February 2015 -- Today, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the newly elected WHO Regional Director for Africa, starts her four-day visit to Sierra Leone to get a better understanding of the Ebola response activities on th…
Ler maisThe "Rescue Team", an association set up by Ebola survivors to help fellow survivors trying to put their lives back together again, is now exploring ways to contribute to the Ebola outbreak response in Sierra Leone. "Ho…
Ler maisOne of the great challenges in this Ebola outbreak is finding ways to safely provide essential health services like child immunization while still fighting the Ebola outbreak. This is the story of what the community heal…
Ler maisThree Liberian ambulances, with 20 Liberian staff joining their Sierra Leonean colleagues in the fight to end Ebola After a two-day journey bumping along more than 500 kms over rough roads and dirt tracks, 3 ambulances …
Ler maisWHO’s social mobilization team is using radio to reach communities with information about how to prevent the spread of Ebola in Sierra Leone. Reaching communities not just physically, but psychologically and emotionally…
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