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Ebola – Kandeh Yumkella mobilises US$500,000 for Sierra Leone

August 4, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 August 2014 Dr. William Konteh last night continued his unpatriotic campaign of calumny on Sky News, against his fellow West African people; this time, posing not as a medical doctor, but as an environmental scientist – calling on the British authorities to tighten up vigilance [Read More]

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Ebola – Dr. William Konteh urges British authorities to step up vigilance at British airports

August 3, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 August 2014 As Emirates Airlines announced that they will cease all flights to and from Guinea, there is growing concern that airlines operating in neighbouring Sierra Leone may also decide to impose a ban on flights to the country. Sierra Leone has so far recorded [Read More]

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Should Dr. Umar Khan have been airlifted to Europe for better treatment?

August 2, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

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]

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Ebola and president Koroma’s call for concerted action

August 1, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

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]

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Ebola – Government failed to act quickly

July 31, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

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]

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Ebola – president Koroma speaks to the nation

July 31, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

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]

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President Koroma officially declares Dr. Khan a ‘national hero’

July 30, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

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]

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Ebola – statement by Sierra Leone ministry of political and public affairs

July 30, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

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]

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Sierra Leone mourns the death of Ebola specialist

July 30, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

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]

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