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in AfricaSierra Leone’s Vice President Seeks US Asylum
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Samuel Sam-Sumana, Sierra Leone’s vice-President, has sought political asylum at the US embassy in the capital after soldiers surrounded his house. Sam-Sumana said his wife had fled the residence but it is unclear if they are inside the embassy. The move comes a week […] More
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in NewsEbola: Willoughby, Sierra Leone’s Foremost Doctor Dies
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Victor Willoughby, Sierra Leone’s foremost Ebola physician has been confirmed dead after contracting the deadly infectious disease. Brima Kargbo, Sierra Leone’s chief medical officer said Willoughby died earlier today just a few days after he tested positive for Ebola. The death of Willoughby […] More
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in NewsEBOLA: UN Running Behind Schedule
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The rising number of Ebola cases in Sierra Leone have brought the United Nations Ebola Emergency Response Mission to declare that it would not be able to meet the initial December 1 deadline for curtailing the deadly virus. This was confirmed by Anthony […] More
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Ebola: WHO Issues New Protocol on Burials
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow In order to ensure safe and dignified burial for people who die of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, the World Health Organization has released new protocols to be adopted in the burial process. The new protocol consists of 12 steps that burial teams […] More
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in NewsEbola: Nigeria Donates drugs, Supplies to Sierra Leone
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow In a bid to help its neighbours overcome the Ebola Virus Disease, the Federal Government of Nigeria on Thursday announced that it has donated drugs and supplies worth more than $249,000 to Sierra Leone. This was contained in a statement released and signed […] More
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Drama At Lagos Airport As Cured Ebola Patient Arrives
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow There was a mild drama at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos yesterday as a Nigerian, who had already been cured of Ebola Virus Disease in Sierra Leone arrived the country aboard a Royal Air Maroc flight. Theophilus Onnakhinon, who had been […] More
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Ebola: Sierra Leone Begins Three-Day Lockdown
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The government of Sierra Leone had ordered a three-day lockdown to forestall the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD in the country. The aim of the move is to keep people confined to their homes while health workers isolate new cases and […] More
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Sierra Leone Confirms Ebola Virus Deaths
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow At least four persons have been reported dead in Sierra Leone due to Ebola Virus. Sierra Leone health ministry officials said this is the first confirmed case in the West African country following a similar outbreak in Guinea. Amara Jambai, director of disease […] More
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