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EBOLA SURVIVORS SHARE THEIR STORIES

After nearly two years, the largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak in history is finally dwindling. The epidemic ignited worldwide panic as cases of the virus touched 10 countries, killing some 11,300 people.

FELICIAH, LUNGI, SIERRA LEONE

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Sierra Leone Ebola Survivors Face New Hardships

As 2016 begins, Daddy Hasan Kamara, one of more than 4,000 Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone, is grateful to have his children with him. They mean the world to him. 

Nine of his family members were not so lucky and died from the disease, including one son. 

“I’m really suffering, I’m really seeing things very hard,” Kamara said.

Since his recovery, he has not been able to find work. He has eight children and two sisters to care for.

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Development Initiative Programme (DIP) Capacitates Ebola Orphans and Survivors

The Development Initiative Programme (DIP) has on Saturday 5th March, 2016 through support from TERRA Tech, a German donor, ended a three day distribution of startup kits to Ebola survivors, orphans and vulnerable children of thirteen communities across Freetown and its environs.

According to the organizers, they said the aid would enhance the capacity and resilience of Ebola affected communities, and mitigate the negative impact of Ebola in the targeted communities.

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Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS) Resurrects Sanitary Inspection with ESICOME

Bo Mar. 10, 016 (MOHS) - As Health Ministry continues consultation on its proposed Expanded Sanitary Inspection Compliance and Enforcement, stakeholders in the southern region commends the initiative of the Government of His Excellency Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma.


During a Consultative meeting held at the Sidami Memorial Hall, Bo City, March 9th, 2016; Paramount Chiefs, councilors and other stakeholders drawn from the four districts in the southern region: Bo, Moyamba, Pujehun and Bonthe expressed their appreciation on the proposed Expanded Sanitary Inspection Compliance and Enforcement and the National Emergency Medical Services (NEMS) Projects which the government is poised to implement countrywide.

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Treating Ebola with Plasma

During the Ebola outbreak of 1995 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, eight patients with Ebola were given blood transfusions from people who had recently recovered from Ebola. Seven of them survived.

The blood of people who have recently recovered from an infection contains antibodies that the body develops naturally to fight that infection. The transfusion of these antibodies into infected individuals (as whole blood, plasma, or concentrated antibodies) has a long history and has been proposed as a possible treatment for Ebola virus disease.

see more at: http://www.dddmag.com/news/2016/03/treating-ebola-plasma

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DFID makes the right noises over Ebola lessons

 

The outbreak of Ebola that devastated West Africa is out of the media spotlight, and no doubt many of us have wondered what happened to all those debates over lessons to be learned. A panel discussion at the United Kingdom’s Parliament delved into this issue last week.   The event was organised by the Africa All Party Parliamentary Group to launch a report reviewing evidence submitted in response to an inquiry into the Ebola response last year, which included our Spotlight collection.

See more at: http://www.scidev.net/global/ebola/scidev-net-at-large/dfid-ebola-disease-lessons-West-Africa.html#sthash.u9tzVGfh.dpuf

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Sierra Leone targets 1.5m children in measles campaign

The Second round of vaccination against measles in Sierra Leone has been scheduled to commence on Thursday, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation said today. Over 1.5 million children are being targeted during the five-day campaign that will see health volunteers move door-to-door to vaccinate children against the preventable viral disease that reared its ugly head at the height of the Ebola epidemic.

Children who missed out on other routine vaccinations will also be given those doses.

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Health

Please comment on the health issues for Ebola survivors.

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Ebola Survivors

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This working group is focused on Ebola survivors issues.

Measles Watch Sierra Leone

This working group focuses on disscussions on Vaccination, Immunization about Measles and Affected Regions in Sierra Leone

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