World: Oxfam Emergencies updates: 26 February to 23 March 2015
Source: OxfamCountry: Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Liberia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Philippines, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Vanuatu,...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Sierra Leone Gets $102 Million in Extra IMF Financing, Debt Relief
Source: International Monetary FundCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone◾Financing package comprises loan installment, loan topup, grant◾Ebola outbreak, drop in iron ore prices dealt severe blow to...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Rebuilding Sierra Leone’s health care begins with eco-friendly...
Source: UN Development ProgrammeCountry: Sierra LeoneA delegation from the Republic of Korea and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) celebrated the installation of an autoclave used for the...
View ArticleSierra Leone: "Ebola – What next?”: UN Women Executive Director and to visit...
Source: UN WomenCountry: Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra LeoneOn her first official visit to Ghana as the Executive Director of UN Women from 24-26 March, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka will meet with President...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone and Campaign for Good...
Source: Government of the People's Republic of ChinaCountry: China, Sierra LeoneOn March 24, 2015, Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone and Campaign for Good Governance(CGG) issued a joint press release on...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa (Situation as of 22 March 2015)
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra LeoneAs of 18 March 2015, a total of 25,063 EVD cases including 10,346 deaths have been reported from six West...
View ArticleWorld: Global Food Security Update, Issue 17 - March 2015
Source: World Food ProgrammeCountry: Afghanistan, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Djibouti, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Iraq,...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Ebola Outbreak in West Africa: Impact on Health Service...
Source: Assessment Capacities ProjectCountry: Sierra LeoneKey FindingsOverall, visits to primary health facilities decreased by a third in June–December 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. Most...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Ebola: Working in the red zone
Source: Save the ChildrenCountry: Sierra LeoneWednesday 25 March 2015Dr Clare Warrell volunteered at Save the Children’s Kerry Town Ebola Treatment Centre in Sierra Leone. Patient names have been...
View ArticleSierra Leone: New Ebola trial vaccine 'safe': researchers
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, WorldParis, France | | Wednesday 3/25/2015 - 13:34 GMTThe latest in a string of candidate vaccines against the deadly Ebola virus was...
View ArticleCôte d'Ivoire: West and Central Africa Region Weekly Humanitarian snapshot...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Libya, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra LeoneCOTE D’IVOIRE IDPS SLOWLY RETURNING HOME Around 500 people...
View ArticleCôte d'Ivoire: Région de l'Afrique de l'ouest et du centre - Aperçu...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Libya, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra LeoneCOTE D’IVOIRE RETOUR DE 500 DÉPLACÉS Environ 500 personnes...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Ebola-hit Sierra Leone delays school reopening
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Sierra LeoneFreetown, Sierra Leone | | Wednesday 3/25/2015 - 17:05 GMT Sierra Leone said on Wednesday that it had postponed by two weeks the reopening of schools,...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Ebola situation report 25 March 2015
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of AmericaSUMMARYA total of...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Ebola crisis : One year later
Source: Terre des hommesCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone23 March 2015 – One year since the first cases of Ebola were detected. The virus has infected 24,000 people and killed 10,000 (source...
View ArticleSierra Leone: UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) External...
Source: UN Mission for Ebola Emergency ResponseCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra LeoneKEY POINTSUNMEER focuses its Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) on EVD prevention measures UNICEF and response partners...
View ArticleSierra Leone: WFP Ebola Response Regional Situation Report 09 - 15 March 2015
Source: World Food Programme, Logistics ClusterCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra LeoneHighlightsThe ET Cluster is providing wireless Internet connectivity in 63 locations across Sierra Leone; WFP...
View ArticleWorld: Adolescent Nutrition: Policy and programming in SUN+ countries
Source: Save the ChildrenCountry: Bangladesh, Benin, Ethiopia, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nepal, Sierra Leone, WorldAdolescents are a neglected group in terms of...
View ArticleSierra Leone: Sexual transmission of the Ebola Virus : evidence and knowledge...
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra LeoneKey messagesSexual transmission of the Ebola virus may be possible, but has not yet been verified or documented.No formal evidence...
View ArticleSierra Leone: West Africa - Ebola Outbreak, Fact Sheet #26, Fiscal Year (FY)...
Source: US Agency for International Development, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, United States of AmericaHIGHLIGHTSNew confirmed EVD case in Liberia...
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