Sierra Leone News : Health Workers Dying Ceaselessly from Ebola
News.sl
Jul 22, 2014
Panic was in Kenema City yesterday 21st July 2014 as four popular and dedicated health workers attached to Ebola center located inside Kenema Government Hospital, have lost their lives in ceaseless stream (fiti-fata) of deaths of frontline health workers infected with terrible Ebola virus in both Kailahun & Kenema epicenters for the disease. The deceased, Mbalu Fonnie (in photo at top), Basidatu Sheriff, Princess Iye Gborie and a male, Mr. Alex Moigboi, had all been very active to fight Ebola since the outbreak occurred.
Sources also reveal that other health workers who were attending to Ebola patients are currently sick with Ebola. At Taskforce Meeting held yesterday in the Kenema Government Hospital, Heath Workers demand immediate relocation of Kenema Ebola Center, improved health workers’ welfare, provision of more efficient protective clothings, more food to patients and better care for them. They are also requesting Medicine Sans Frontier (MSF) to quickly take over Kenema Ebola Management Center as they allege Ministry of Health & Sanitation is “incapable” of protecting the staff.
Head of Health For all Coalition, Mr. Charles Mambu, told journalists that health workers demands were well in place and that if the authorities fail to adhere, it will lead to chaos.
The District Medical Officer, Dr. Mohamed Vandi said all the concerns were in place and the relocation issue has been raised from many quarters. He said since the outbreak of Ebola the hospital is virtually empty.
In his response the District Council Local Government Chair, Senesie Mansaray, said government will soon consider the request but the relocation of the Ebola Management center will not occur immediately.
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