….As LDS provides TOT on Ebola Prevention – By: Augustine N. Myers – The Lutheran Church in Liberia has donated a consignment of Personnel Protective Equipment (PPEs) and other medical supplies to the Phebe and Curran Hospitals in Bong and Lofa Counties. The items, 5 pallets – 181 boxes of PPEs were provided by the Global Health Ministries in the United States for use by Healthcare Workers responding to the Ebola virus outbreak in the two counties. Lutheran Bishop, Dr. D. Jessen Seyenkulo presenting the items Tuesday and Wednesday to the two Hospitals respectively, said the protection of Health Workers... Continue Reading
From: WASH R&E “Media” Media – Poor sanitation, lack of safe drinking water and increasing wave of related disease outbreaks are making life much more unbearable for many Liberians and other residents in and around Monrovia, especially in slum communities. But, with the latest outbreak of the Ebola virus in the country there are fears amongst residents that the virus could spread like wide fire due to unsanitary environment in most of these slum communities. “The lack of water and proper waste disposal are bigger threats to our lives due to the risk of water-borne diseases in the face of... Continue Reading
By Umaru S. Jah-IA-Germany – The purpose of this article is to reinvigorate the analytical debates on the existence of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and the conspiracy theory ‘genre’ associated with it. I want to hasten to strongly argue that such debates on conspiracy theories are distracting the fight against the deadly virus in a detrimental manner. To all and sundry, I emphasize here, and with all my might, that contrary to those conspiracy theorists, the Ebola virus is REAL (capitalization on purpose) and its prevalence warrants extraordinary measures by respective governments and the citizens of the regions... Continue Reading
By Dennis Kabatto – Even before President Ernest Koroma declared a public state of emergency in Sierra Leone and days before the international community issued an Ebola red alert, Sierra Leonean born Mustapha Wai and his colleagues were advocating for a medical state of emergency in Sierra Leone and offering best practices suggestions to combat the outbreak of the Ebola epidemic. Mr. Wai, a Certified Public Accountant and Management Consultant based in Washington, DC and his colleagues have organized a Sierra Leone Diaspora Prayer Teleconference Vigil to End Ebola on Saturday at 4 pm (Eastern Standard Time (EST). I caught... Continue Reading
31 July 2014: Mental illnesses are often spoken about in passing, but it is important to know how they should be managed and how your medical scheme can help should you ever be diagnosed with one. “There are many reasons behind the increasing numbers of people being diagnosed with mental disorders,” says Executive Principal Officer of Liberty Medical Scheme, Andrew Edwards. “In some cases it can be attributed to science, technology and medical treatments advancing rapidly so more is known about these types of illness and how to diagnose and treat them.” But he adds in other cases mental illness... Continue Reading
