Press Release 5/8/2014

Ministry of Health and Sanitation

Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

Ebola outbreak update:As of today, 5 August 2014, we have a total of161patients who havesurvived Ebola Virus Disease and subsequently discharged.

President Koroma Inspects Ebola Treatment Facilities

By State House Communications Unit

By way of exerting continuous control measures for the eradication of the deadly Ebola virus in the country, President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma last Saturday 3rd August urged the contractor to fast-track the ongoing work on the Ebola treatment center at Lakka.

President Koroma Urges SLAJ, Inter-Religious Council To Intensify War Against Ebola

By State House Communications Unit

President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma last Thursday held wide-ranging discussions with representatives of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) and the Executive Committee of the Inter-Religious Council of Sierra Leone to galvanize support in the fight against the deadly Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the country.

Ministry of Health and Sanitation Ebola outbreak update:

As of today, 4th August 2014, we have 159 cumulative number of survivors, 576 confirmed Ebola cases and 211Ebola confirmed deaths.

US-Africa summit 2014 Underway

A historic event which will see United States President Barack Obama welcoming fifty African Heads of State during a three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit, under the theme “Investing in the Next Generation.” Is currently underway in the United States of America.

Ministry of Health and Sanitation's Ebola outbreak update:

 As of today, 2nd August 2014, we have 143 cumulative number of survivors, 540 confirmed Ebola cases and 198Ebola confirmed deaths.

Fighting an Enemy, Changing Media Narrative

John Baimba Sesay-China

Developing nations are often faced with challenges such as fixing up their infrastructures; economies, addressing governance issues including corruption, poverty, international media propaganda and a host of others.