The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 August 2014 ‘Ebola is moving faster than efforts to control it’, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced today at a meeting of West African leaders in Conakry, Guinea. This statement came as president Koroma of Sierra Leone, Ellen Sirleaf of Liberia and president Alpha Conde [Read More]
Julius Maada Bio – former president of Sierra Leone The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 August 2014 On the 29th July 2014, like many Sierra Leoneans at home and abroad, I was deeply saddened by the news of the death of Dr. Sheikh Umarr Khan following his brief illness from the [Read More]
Yankuba Kai-Samba The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 July 2014 The principal function of a government in any country is to protect its citizens from harm during wars, natural disasters, and sudden outbreak of disease such as the deadly Ebola virus. To do this, the authorities need to have the relevant [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 July 2014 If ever there was a time for president Koroma to demonstrate that he is truly a president of all of Sierra Leone, and a leader that listens to the voice of reasoning, it is now. Last night, the president addressed the people of [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 July 2014 Reports from State House in Freetown, say that President Koroma is deeply saddened over the death of Dr. Umar Sheik Khan, who sadly passed away yesterday, after contracting the deadly Ebola virus. Dr. Khan was responsible for taking care of those who had [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 July 2014 The objective of the Ministry of Political and Public Affairs is to develop policies and Programmes geared towards promoting democracy and good governance in Sierra Leone. Notably, the Ebola outbreak has been widely politicized, which may hinder the work of health workers with the [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 July 2014 The people of Sierra Leone are tonight consumed by fear, shock and grief, as Dr. Umar Khan – the country’s only virologist specialising in treating those suffering from the Ebola virus, passed away this evening in Kailahun – the epicentre of the disease. [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 July 2014 The fight against the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone is everyone’s fight. And when news broke several months ago of the deadly virus, found in neighbouring Guinea, Sierra Leone’s vice president Sumana was hard at work trying to help mobilise the country. And [Read More]
Anthony Kamara Jr The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 July 2014 The news that Sierra Leone, like other countries in the sub-region, has been hit by the Ebola disease is no longer a secret. If anything, I had assumed that the disease could easily be contained and our health authorities have the [Read More]
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