Ebola Spreads Throughout Sierra Leone

As Ebola virus outbreaks continue to spread in Sierra Leone, humanitarian agencies such as the International Rescue Committee (IRC) work to contain the disease and educate communities about how to prevent contamination. IRC country director Saffea Senessie says the country urgently needs major technical and financial resources to contain the spread of the disease. “The current rate of the transmission of the disease is faster than the efforts to contain it,” says Senessie. “The...

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