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US navy chief visits Sierra Leone-Presidency

Fri, 2016-04-08 10:46 — davidmc

The United States Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, is in Sierra Leone, holding talks with President Ernest Bai Koroma, the office of the President said Thursday in a statement. The statement said Mr Mabus was accompanied to State House by the US Ambassador to Sierra Leone, John Hoover.

The discussion, according to the statement, centered on the improvement of maritime security.

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News Scan for Apr 07, 2016

Fri, 2016-04-08 10:33 — davidmc

Liberia's Ebola cluster grows to 3, linked to fatal case in Guinea

Two Ebola case-patients, both children, and one fatality in Liberia have been linked to a fatal Ebola infection in Guinea's ongoing flare-up, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced today, increasing the number of recent cases in Liberia to three.

The Liberian fatal case involves the wife of a deceased Ebola patient in Guinea's Macenta prefecture. She and her three children traveled to Monrovia, Liberia, following the man's death, where she developed symptoms of Ebola and died on Mar 31.

Two of her sons have tested positive for Ebola and are receiving treatment in a Monrovia hospital, the WHO said. More than 100 of the family's Liberian contacts are being monitored for signs of infection.

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Sierra Leone president urges foreign investment post-Ebola

Fri, 2016-04-08 10:29 — davidmc

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Sierra Leone's president is urging foreign investment in the West African country now that Ebola has declined.

President Ernest Bai Koroma said Thursday great efforts are needed to restart the economy — especially the agricultural sector, which suffered most during the world's deadliest Ebola outbreak that killed more than 11,300 people, mostly in West Africa.

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Liberia and Guinea step up coordination to stem new cases of Ebola

Fri, 2016-04-08 10:16 — davidmc

WHO and Ministry of Health teams in Guinea and Liberia have established epidemiological links between new Ebola cases in Liberia and a current flare-up of Ebola in neighbouring Guinea following intensified case investigations and contact tracing.

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ACC Demonstrates its Mandate in WFP Cash Transfer to Ebola Survivors in Kono District

Thu, 2016-04-07 10:26 — davidmc

The Anti-Corruption Commission Sub-Regional Office in Kono District from the 22nd to the 24th March, 2016 monitored and provided oversight role in the World Food Programme (WFP) Cash Transfer to Eighty (80) Ebola Survivors in Kono District. The Cash was paid by SPLASH Money Transfer.

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IPU Engages MPs and Stakeholders in Raising Awareness on Gender Base Violence

Thu, 2016-04-07 10:15 — davidmc

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Sierra Leone Chapter, in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Parliament, has at the end of March 2016, engaged various community stakeholders and MPs in the Western Area on raising awareness on gender based violence and stigmatization of Ebola survivors.


Delivering the keynote address and official launch of the one day dialogue forum, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Chernor Bah, praised the IPU and Parliament for their support to the educational sector on the issues of gender based violence in the country. Hon. Bah noted that violence against women and girls cuts across our society and urged all to take the training very seriously.

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Ebola virus discovered after cleaning procedures in high isolation unit

Thu, 2016-04-07 09:57 — davidmc

Ebola RNA was recovered from cleaned surfaces in a high isolation unit where a patient infected with the disease had been treated and discharged, researchers wrote in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. They said their findings underscore the importance of careful and extensive terminal disinfection.

“Currently, no studies have been published reporting [Ebola virus (EBOV)] transmission through the environment or through fomites, if not visibly contaminated with bodily fluids,” Vincenzo Puro, MD, of the Lazzaro Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases in Rome, and colleagues wrote. “However, guidelines strongly support a high level of precautions in environmental cleaning.”

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WFP PROVIDES FOOD FOR NEW EVD CONTACTS

Thu, 2016-04-07 09:48 — davidmc

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U.S. to shift $589M from Ebola to Zika fight

Thu, 2016-04-07 09:44 — davidmc

White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Wednesday that Republicans would regret stalling President Barack Obama’s request for funds to combat the Zika virus. “At some point, they’re going to have to choose whether or not their animosity toward President Obama trumps their desire to try to protect pregnant women in their states from this terrible disease,” Earnest said.

WASHINGTON -- Federal money left over from the largely successful fight against Ebola will now go to fight the growing threat of the Zika virus, President Barack Obama's administration announced Wednesday.

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Cheif Medical Officer (CMO) leads ebola assessment to Kailahun

Thu, 2016-04-07 09:14 — davidmc

Led by the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Brima Kargbo, a team of health officials are now on an on-the-spot visit to border crossing areas around the country.
The five man assessment mission to the eastern district of Kailahun was as a result of the re-emergence of the ebola disease in Liberia which borders with Sierra Leone, both on the south and east.
On arrival in Kailahun which could be described as one of the high risk districts, in the event of an epidemic, Dr Brima Kargbo noted that for the past year a single case has not been reported, and was very impressed over the level of preparedness and mechanisms put in place at border crossing points and the on-going community sensitization.

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