…Following the Official Launch by VP Joseph Boakai – By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – Along with the United Nations, European Union, African Union, the West African Group ECOWAS, including the Mano River Basin, and other friendly countries doing all they can, the Liberian Government is exerting all means and efforts to combat the spread of the deadly virus. Despite major efforts to contain the rapid spread of the Ebola virus in Liberia, which was first reported in Foya, Lofa County during March of this year, after spilling over from neighboring Guinea, that quest by Government and its international health... Continue Reading
By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – In a bid to effectively and robustly deal with the outbreak of the dreadful Ebola Virus in the country, many local and international organizations in Liberia have reshaped their focus to the fight against the pandemic. Since the outbreak, many of these charitable organizations have provided both material and financial support to the Liberian Government to ensure that this virulent disease is contained and the chain of transmission is broken. One of such organizations which at the forefront of this battle is Living water International, an international Christian charity heavily involved in the provision... Continue Reading
By Dennis Kabatto – Sierra Leonean President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma will skip the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) next week when it convened its Sixty-Ninth Session in New York. The president will again forgo a vital world summit due to the Ebola disease outbreak which the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says Sierra Leone has a total of 1673 total case count, 1513 laboratory confirmed cases and 562 deaths as of September 18, 2014. In a statement issued via email by National Publicity & Outreach Coordinator in the Office of Government Spokesperson, Abdulai Bayraytay said it is improbable that... Continue Reading
Donates Several Anti-Ebola Items in Margibi County – By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – An American Faith based Charity, Living Water International has presented several assorted anti Ebola items to various institutions, religious groups and communities in Margibi County. The donation according to the Acting Country Director of Living Water International-Liberia, Pastor Austin Nyaplue is in response to a national call by government and partners to fight the Ebola virus. The Acting Country Director asserted that due to the crucial nature of the outbreak, his organization is adjusting its focus on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programs to the fight against the ... Continue Reading
By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – The “Assisting Liberians with Education to Reduce Transmission (ALERT)” project, funded by the US Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), is bring about positive change in Ebola affected areas. The ALERT project which is ongoing in Bong, Lofa and Nimba Counties is been implemented by an American NGO, Global Communities (formerly CHF International) in partnership with the Liberian Government. The project’s main focus is reducing transmission of diseases through educating locals about preventing the spread of the Ebola virus and strengthening the capacity of County Health Teams to deal with burials and infection control.... Continue Reading
