Lunsar– (11 August 2014) – London Mining is pleased to announce the refurbishment of the Lunsar Health Centre, including construction of a new ten-bed maternity ward, as part of the Company’s support for the Government of Sierra Leone’s Primary Healthcare Agenda for mothers and children under five.
Sierra Leone blockades east of country
AIG Alfred Karrow-Kamara
The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of eastern Sierra Leone says they started "the complete blockading" of Kenema and Kailahun districts last night as a means to keep Ebola at bay in its epicentres.
WHO to meet on Ebola cure
The UN World Health Organisation has convened a meeting of a panel of medical ethicists next week to explore the use of experimental treatment in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa, according to a release from the global health authority yesterday.
"Currently there is no registered medicine or vaccine against the virus, but there are several experimental options under development" the release says.
Ebola confirmed in Kono
By Septimus Senessie in Kono
District Medical Officer, DMO, in Kono has told journalists of proof of Ebola in the eastern diamond-rich district, with one patient diagnosed and proven positive.
Dr. Manso Dumbuya said the latest medical verification of Fatmata Pomboh’s condition marked the first officially confirmed case so far since the outbreak of the deadly disease in the country.
MP warns constituents about Ebola
By Crispina Lois Cummings
The Member of Parliament for constituency 94 in the Western Rural Area, Kemoko Conteh has told his constituents to be vigilant and prepare for the fight against the deadly Ebola disease now plaguing the country.
The MP urged the people "not to politicise Ebola because this is a national fight". He called on them to adhere to all precautions prescribed by the ministry of health.
Calls to revive curriculum centres
By Crispina Cummings
The principal of the Annie Walsh Memorial School in Freetown has called on the government to revive curriculum centers in the country because “the country needs to put premium on teaching syllabus and there is no functional curriculum center in the country”.
Mrs. Ophelia Morisson made the call while speaking at a public sector accountability conference on public financial management for secondary schools in the Western Area.
OCTEA promotes hand-washing
By Septimus Senessie in Kono
Diamond miner, OCTEA Koidu Limited operating in the eastern diamond rich district of Kono, yesterday donated 30 plastic containers with taps for hand washing to the Kono district council in Koidu town.
The gesture was the first in terms of donation so far made by the mining company since the outbreak of Ebola in the country some three months ago to promote hand washing with chlorinated water.
