By Mohamed Vandi in Kenema
Chairman Kailahun district council has told Politico that they are near completion of an Ebola recovery centre in theeastern district town to stop a possible recycling of the infection in that part of the country.
Barrister Alex Bonafa said when commissioned the center, located at the former military base, would accommodate all discharged Ebola survivors for ninety days before they would be released to their communities.
He said the refurbished facilities would have toilets and water well, even though minor repairs would be done on the doors and windows of the structures.
Bonafa said he had contacted the World Food Programme and other agencies to help provide food and mattresses and that once that was done the center would start to operate and serve the entire country.
“The recycling of Ebola in the district is a concern and there are speculations that discharged survivors of the disease are not keeping to the advice of not having sexual intercourse with their partners for a period of ninety days”, he said.
He referred to an incident in the district where a lady had died after a brief illness because she allegedly had sex with her partner who survived Ebola.
Bonafa said there were possibilities that the survivors would be tempted to go out on the streets to look for commercial sex workers.
“This could be a potential threat and could be responsible for the recycling of the disease in the district”, he said, adding that he was hopeful that his initiative would be supported by government and non-governmental organisations.
(C) Politico 21/10/14
