KEY POINTS
President Koroma of Sierra Leone appreciates UN role in fight against Ebola
UNMEER SRSG Ould Cheikh Ahmed tour Montserrado County in Liberia
UNICEF continues to scale community outreach efforts in Guinea
Key Political and Economic Developments
President Ernest Bai Koroma yesterday expressed to the outgoing UNMEER Ebola Crisis Manager (ECM) Amadu Kamara, that Sierra Leone will forever remain grateful to the UN, and particularly UNMEER, for the role it has played in the fight against Ebola. The President disclosed this when Mr. Kamara paid him a courtesy call to bid farewell. Mr. Kamara seized the opportunity to request for continued support for the incoming ECM Ms. Bintou Keita.
On 19 February, UNMEER SRSG Ould Cheikh Ahmed toured Montserrado County, Liberia. He met with President Johnson-Sirleaf, UNMIL SRSG Landgren, DART Team Leader Doug Mercado and UNMEER staff. In addition, the SRSG visited Redemption Hospital in New Kru Town – where Ebola vaccine tests are underway – and Didho Tweh Memorial High School, which reopened on 16 February after having been closed for six months. For the last few weeks, all Ebola cases in Liberia have originated from Montserrado County.