UN to miss Dec. 1 Ebola target as cases rise in Sierra Leone
- 10 years ago
While Ebola infections are slowing in Liberia and Guinea -- not so in Sierra Leone where the number of cases are rising.
This means the UN will not meet a deadline to contain the spread of the epidemic, says Amadu Kamara who is the UN Ebola Crisis Manager in Sierra Leone.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) AMADU KAMARA, EBOLA CRISIS MANAGER, UNMEER IN SIERRA LEONE SAYING:
"We will not be able to reach the target on 1st December, but we are very confident that the strategy is effective and is working and in time we will be able to meet the target."
In some cases it is a matter of education.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) AMADU KAMARA, EBOLA CRISIS MANAGER, UNMEER IN SIERRA LEONE SAYING:
"There are many things we have to do. We have to make sure that the quarantines are effective. We have to make sure that we keep still educating people a lot about what they can and cannot do. We still believe that people are engaging in practices that are not necessarily conducive to brea
This means the UN will not meet a deadline to contain the spread of the epidemic, says Amadu Kamara who is the UN Ebola Crisis Manager in Sierra Leone.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) AMADU KAMARA, EBOLA CRISIS MANAGER, UNMEER IN SIERRA LEONE SAYING:
"We will not be able to reach the target on 1st December, but we are very confident that the strategy is effective and is working and in time we will be able to meet the target."
In some cases it is a matter of education.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) AMADU KAMARA, EBOLA CRISIS MANAGER, UNMEER IN SIERRA LEONE SAYING:
"There are many things we have to do. We have to make sure that the quarantines are effective. We have to make sure that we keep still educating people a lot about what they can and cannot do. We still believe that people are engaging in practices that are not necessarily conducive to brea