AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Emergency Ebola: light at the end of the tunnel

Monday, 19 January 2015

Pujehun (Agenzia Fides) - Sierra Leone has been hit hardest by the epidemic Ebola, followed by Liberia and Guinea. Since the epidemic started the world has seen over 21,000 people infected and over 8,400 deaths, according to the latest WHO numbers. However, there is some good news from Sierra Leone: 44 days without new cases of Ebola. The news was released by AVSI, at the forefront in the Country since the outbreak of the epidemic.
The organization helps orphans, families in quarantine. "We work to deliver water, food and basic necessities to families in quarantine, street children and to welcome orphans due to the virus, at the moment one of the most crucial problems in the African Country", says Ernest Sesay. There is also good news from Mali. In fact the African Country was officially declared virus-free, according to what was reported by the local government and the United Nations after no new case was registered for 42 days. Mali was the sixth West African country hardest hit by the epidemic of Ebola. (AP) (Agenzia Fides 19/01/2015)


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