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President Koroma, left, at the EOC working station being briefed by Dr Mufunda, WHO Representative

President Koroma attends meeting of the Ebola Emergency Operations Centre

Freetown, 11 August 2014 – President Ernest Bai Koroma made his third…
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H E President Ernest Bai Koroma and Dr Mufunda WHO Representative WHO/Saffea Gborie

President Koroma makes second visit to the Ebola Emergency Operations Centre at the WHO Country Office

Freetown, 9 August 2014 – The President of the Republic of Sierra…
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Dr Mitula (left) formally making the donation and handing over to Dr Fofanah

WHO and Embassy of Russia donate consignment of items to support Ebola outbreak response

Freetown, 1 August 2014 - The WHO Country Office in Sierra Leone on 1…
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President Koroma, left, at the EOC working station being briefed by Dr Mufunda, WHO Representative

President Koroma visits the Emergency Operational Centre at the WHO Complex

Freetown, 31 July 2014 - His Excellency President Dr Ernest Bai…
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President Koroma and entourage at the Ebola management centre in Kailahun District being briefed by a MSF staff

President Koroma visits Ebola epicentres of Kenema and Kailahun and launches revised response plan

Freetown 30 July 2014 - His Excellency President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma…
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R-L Dr Mufunda, WHO Representative, Dr Sambo, WHO Regional Director for Africa, Madam Kargbo, Minister of Health

The World Health Organization urges Sierra Leone’s President to boost community engagement to stop Ebola transmission

Freetown 23 July 2014 - The World Health Organization’s (WHO)…
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Dr Yoti WHO AFRO facilitating the training

Kailahun deploys 300 volunteers to monitor persons exposed to Ebola virus in communities

Freetown, Sierra Leone, 11 July 2014 - The Kailahun District Health…
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Dr Keiji Fukuda, WHO Assistant Director General for Health Security addressing WHO Ebola field response teams in Kenema

WHO Assistant Director General Visits Ebola Response Staff in the field in Sierra Leone

Dr Keiji Fukuda, the Assistant Director General (ADG) for Health…
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WHO Field Coordinator briefing the UN team in Kailahun.

United Nations Country Team Undertakes field visits to assess Ebola outbreak response

Heads of agencies of the United Nations in Sierra Leone visited…
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Community Health Volunteers

Kailahun District Supported to Contain Ebola Virus Disease

Freetown, 30 June 2014 -- Kailahun district is the most affected…
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