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Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health (MoH) together with the National Pubic Health Agency (NPHA) is currently testing samples of suspected Viral Haemorrhagic Fever (VHF) samples sent from a suspected case in Kono at 34 Military Hospital in Freetown.
The samples were collected from the deceased and contacts by the Rapid Response Team (RRT) who were deployed to Kono on Saturday morning.
“Routine investigations like these are an integral part of Sierra Leone’s public health surveillance to ensure community safety,” the NPHA said in a press release.
Some members of the public were wary of the news when it broke out late Friday evening but the government allayed the fears of citizens by encouraging them to remain “calm and follow updates from official channels for accurate information”.
Although VHFs like Lassa fever are not new to Sierra Leone, the country’s health system was disrupted when Ebola struck in 2014.
The Ebola outbreak resulted in the tragic loss of at least 3,900 lives, with over 14,000 individuals believed to have been infected. While the virus was declared eradicated in Sierra Leone in March 2016, the experience highlighted the need for improved healthcare systems and economic resilience in the face of such public health crises. Efforts to rebuild the country’s economy are still ongoing, focusing on strengthening infrastructure and support for affected communities.
The illegitimate President Julius Maada Bio is running out of time and ideas. This is yet another strategy to hang on to power and trying to secure cash from the international community. A fruitless endeavour, hand over power to the winner of the June 24th, 2023 Multi -Tier Elections. He has been encouraged and warned diplomatically several times, yet he thinks he’s tough enough to scale through.
The writer above referring to President Bio being illegitimate is unfounded. Even those called tolongbo have forgotten about Kamara winning the election. It is clear that tolongbo cannot win any elections in Sierra Leone, not even 29228. SLPP will present a formidable candidate and do their campaign well. The tolongbo has always brought calamity to the country only because President Bio is the president. No one wants their behavior only to achieve power. We are still expecting their attack on my president. They are always caught. November 26, 2024, they had an intelligent report and two apc operative in preparation for the overthrow of the president was uncovered and were killed in a shoot out.
Why can they not wait for 2028? They just hate Sierra Leone!