epidemic

This blog was originally posted on the UNFPA website.   In May, Sierra Leone detected its first-ever case of Ebola, the deadly and contagious haemorrhagic disease. By the end of July, the country had surpassed neighbouring Guinea, where the break was first reported, in number of positive cases. The outbreak has spread rapidly through four West African … [Read more...] about Community health workers respond to Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone