17 March 2016, Freetown—The World Health Organization joins the government of Sierra Leone in marking the end of the recent flare-up of Ebola virus disease in the country. As of today, 17 March, 42 days have passed, two incubation cycles of the virus, since the…
15 January 2016—A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in Sierra Leone, reflecting the ongoing risk of new flare-ups of the virus in affected countries. The Sierra Leone government acted rapidly to respond to this new case. Through the country’s new emergency operations centre,…
Note to Correspondents re plans to mark end of Ebola transmission in Sierra Leone On Behalf of the Sierra Leone National Ebola Response Centre (NERC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) On 7 November 2015, if no new case of Ebola virus disease is recorded,…
IRIN News Production Humanitarian news and analysis agency IRIN News, says thirteen years after Sierra Leone’s long civil war came to an end, its broken institutions and weak development indicators continue to impact on the lives of its people. And more than any group in…
7 November 2014 | Gevea : The World Health Organization welcomes the Government of Australia's commitment to providing health professionals and more funding to boost the fight against Ebola virus disease. Australia joins a growing band of countries now providing health care workers as well…