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WHO mobile lab scientists at the crossing point between Guinea and Sierra Leone. WHO/Saffea Gborie

How Kailahun district kicked Ebola out

Kailahun district in eastern Sierra Leone was one of the country’s…
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WHO Director-General Dr Chan shaking hands with Rebecca Johnson, nurse, Ebola survivor, Sierra Leone 2014 UNMEER/Martine Perret

Cured of Ebola, Rebecca returns to cure others

For many people, December 22 was the beginning of the holiday season…
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Meeting of Ebola taskforce in Nimiyama Chiefdom, Eastern Sierra Leone, aiming to mobilize all community members in the fight against the disease. WHO/Saffea Gborie

Sierra Leone communities organize Ebola response

“In our chiefdom we have the necessary structures in place — leaders…
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WHO/C. Black

When Ebola came calling: how communities in Sierra Leone faced the challenge

When Ebola first swept through Port Loko District, Sierra Leone the…
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Ebola survivors tell their stories at the Survivors’ Conference in Kenema, Sierra Leone. WHO/S. Gborie

Helping the Ebola survivors turn the page

As the Ebola outbreak grows and spreads, a small but significant…
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Cuban medical team heading for Sierra Leone

12 September 2014 -- Cuba is known the world over for its ability to…
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Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone: WHO staff talking to mothers in Sierra Leone on getting children to health care.

Exploring fear to regain trust: Getting children to health care in Sierra Leone

Intense surveillance in Kambia, Sierra Leone, has revealed around 75…
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President Koroma, left, at the EOC working station being briefed by Dr Mufunda, WHO Representative

President Koroma attends meeting of the Ebola Emergency Operations Centre

Freetown, 11 August 2014 – President Ernest Bai Koroma made his third…
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H E President Ernest Bai Koroma and Dr Mufunda WHO Representative WHO/Saffea Gborie

President Koroma makes second visit to the Ebola Emergency Operations Centre at the WHO Country Office

Freetown, 9 August 2014 – The President of the Republic of Sierra…
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Dr Mitula (left) formally making the donation and handing over to Dr Fofanah

WHO and Embassy of Russia donate consignment of items to support Ebola outbreak response

Freetown, 1 August 2014 - The WHO Country Office in Sierra Leone on 1…
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