sierra leone Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/sierra-leone/ Latest News & Press Releases Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:49:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://news.media.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cropped-SA-shines-as-a-prime-conference-destination-32x32.png sierra leone Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/sierra-leone/ 32 32 World Health Organization statement on end of Ebola flare-up in Sierra Leone https://news.media.co.za/world-health-organization-statement-on-end-of-ebola-flare-up-in-sierra-leone/ Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:49:11 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=4047 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 last person confirmed to have Ebola virus disease in the […]

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]]> New Ebola Case in Sierra Leone; WHO continues to stress risk of more flare-ups https://news.media.co.za/new-ebola-case-in-sierra-leone-who-continues-to-stress-risk-of-more-flare-ups/ Fri, 15 Jan 2016 11:03:25 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=3564 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, a joint team of local authorities, WHO and partners are […]

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]]> Plans to mark end of Ebola transmission in Sierra Leone https://news.media.co.za/plans-to-mark-end-of-ebola-transmission-in-sierra-leone/ Thu, 05 Nov 2015 14:12:33 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=3268 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, Sierra Leone will have met the criteria set by the […]

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]]> Sierra Leone’s Women Behind Bars https://news.media.co.za/sierra-leones-women-behind-bars/ Wed, 05 Aug 2015 10:34:20 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=2671 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 society, it is women who bear the brunt. Aside from […]

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]]> WHO welcomes strong commitment from Australia to beating Ebola https://news.media.co.za/welcomes-strong-commitment-australia-beating-ebola/ Fri, 07 Nov 2014 11:27:57 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=1961 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 as other desperately needed resources-funding, medical equipment and supplies-to boost […]

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