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The three West African nations ravaged by Ebola could struggle to prevent another major outbreak as vigilance fades among health workers and the public, a health expert said on Monday.

Ebola victims in recent flare-ups in Liberia and Sierra Leone were inspected by health workers who were not wearing protective clothing, while the corpse of one woman victim was washed by several people, contrary to best practice.

Health facilities must reinforce infection prevention and control measures or risk widening the spread of new Ebola outbreaks, according to Armand Sprecher, public health specialist at medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).

A comprehensive new study of measles and pertussis outbreaks in the United States suggests that adults’ reluctance or refusal to vaccinate themselves and their children has played a key role in the resurgence of diseases that had been largely eradicated in this country.

In an analysis published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Assn., epidemiologists scoured reports of measles and pertussis outbreaks to glean what role vaccination refusal and hesitance played. They also considered the effect of waning immunity among those who were vaccinated.

Two Diaspora led organizations including Ripsta Culture GEDO, Hope 4 Ebola Orphans and their partners Embracing children Adoption Services USA have fed over 170 children in Mabrown, Newton Community.

Photo of children during the meal event at Mabrown Village

Two years after the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, Kamanda Kamara, committee member youth advisers Plan International Sierra Leone, published on his blog about the participation of people in the battle to contain the virus and how their work has contributed to change in communities. "It is important to continue working and investing funds in structural reforms to strengthen health systems," said Concha Lopez, CEO of Plan International Spain.

During the outbreak of ebola I saw many people infected and even die in my community. I thought it was, somehow, help save my community and end this terrible disease.