By Joseph Lamin Kamara
I write this piece not heedless to the fact that parliament recently had a meeting with the media, in which the latter was cautioned about reporting on Ebola especially in a state of emergency. Well, Parliament did not tell us to stop edifying the public with what obtains exactly on the ground: truth. And that is just what I intend doing here, with no malice; but for the purpose of reformation. Yes, I need say this; our messages need no longer be implied.
On Monday 15 September , Sierra Leone was graced by the visit of the President of Ghana and Chairman of ECOWAS, John Mahama. He was the first and so far only foreign head of state to visit the country since the Ebola outbreak nearly four months ago. His solidarity visit came amid concerns that the disease is spreading and the country is being ostracised.
British troops as they landed in Freetown
An advance contingent of British Army troops landed in Lungi yesterday in response to the Ebola epidemic.
Numbering 29, the medical team include a Brigadier and a General.
By Allieu Sahid Tunkara
Public relations officer at the ministry of health, Jonathan Abass Kamara, has rated government’s success in the just concluded 3 days’ lockdown at 80% “despite the numerous challenges that surrounded it”.
By Septimus Senessie in Kono
Some Ebola suspected cases at the holding centre of the Koidu government hospital in Kono say they are not being fed properly and that water and medication are in short supply.
“We are being held here like condemned criminals,” some of the suspected cases told Politico.
One of them, who was brought in from Small Sefadu claimed they had not received medication and drinking water but were being fed twice daily.
By Septimus Senessie in Kono
An OSD police officer attached to the Tankoro Division, Constable 15589 David Komba was found dead with his remains floating on the Woryie River at Bakundu swamp in Koidu, Kono District.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
