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 Elias Mhegera – Experts in the extractive industries have called for African leaders to indulge a total inclusion strategy of the local population when introducing investment projects in order to avoid hostility from the local population. The call came in the wake of a two day seminar of experts in oil and gas under the name of Africa Gas and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Conference 2014. The two days conference at the Double Tree by the Hilton in Dar es Salaam on September 2nd and 3rd, attracted international experts in the field of extractive industries and investors. “It is... 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
By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – The issue of the lack of access to safe drinking water, poor sanitation and flooding has become a nightmare for many residents in the nation’s capital, Monrovia. The unbearable issue leading problems and conditions, posed serious health hazard to residents and the communities in which they live. Huge piles of garbage can been seen alongside the main streets in and around the capital city. The problem becomes more serious during the rainy season, especially at the peak of the rain. Not only communities, but market centers were food items are sold also face this... Continue Reading
