Tag: Sierra Leone

China Factory Whirs Overtime to Make Ebola Suits

China Factory Whirs Overtime to Make Ebola Suits

ANQUI, China (AP) — Far from the Ebola hot zone, the sewing and gluing machines at a factory in China have been whirring more than usual to produce crucial yellow suits that protect the front-line medics more than 11,000 kilometers

by Breitbart News5 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Australia Hires Private Firm to Fight Ebola in West Africa

Australia Hires Private Firm to Fight Ebola in West Africa

Australia is contracting a private medical firm to operate and staff an Ebola hospital in Sierra Leone, Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced. Various news outlets reported that on Nov. 5 Abbott said Australia would contribute $17 million to fund

by Edwin Mora5 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Thousands Break Ebola Quarantine to Find Food

Thousands Break Ebola Quarantine to Find Food

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A group of aid agencies says that thousands of people in Sierra Leone are being forced to violate Ebola quarantines to find food because deliveries are not reaching them. In order to prevent the spread of

by Breitbart News4 Nov 2014, 5:44 AM PST0

Two-Week-Old Baby Girl Survives Ebola in Sierra Leone

Two-Week-Old Baby Girl Survives Ebola in Sierra Leone

In a striking case of perseverance that may be among the youngest instances of Ebola survival in the history of the disease, a two-week-old baby near Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, was declared Ebola-free after enduring the ravages of the illness

by Frances Martel31 Oct 2014, 9:31 AM PST0

Liberian President Receives Ebola Supplies for Her Birthday

Liberian President Receives Ebola Supplies for Her Birthday

“I’m not celebrating because there is nothing to celebrate,” Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says. She and her nation observed her 76th birthday quietly, given the current Ebola crisis in the nation. As gifts, several groups presented the President with

by Frances Martel31 Oct 2014, 8:36 AM PST0

Africans Worst Responders in Ebola Crisis

Africans Worst Responders in Ebola Crisis

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The head of Africa’s continental body did not get to an Ebola-hit country until last week — months after alarm bells first rang and nearly 5,000 deaths later. Pledges to deploy 2,000 African health workers have remained

by Breitbart News31 Oct 2014, 3:36 AM PST0

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