Sierra Leone Military Constructing Ebola Treatment Centers

Sierra Leone’s national army has teamed up with British medics and engineers to construct Ebola treatment centers across the country, especially in areas worst hit by the disease as part of a bid to combat the disease, according to Col. Michael Samura, spokesman for Sierra Leone’s military. His comments followed President Ernest Bai Koroma’s plea for more international assistance to help the administration in Freetown combat the dreaded disease. Koroma expressed concern that the...

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