PRESS RELEASE EBOLA OUTBREAK UPDATES---September 7, 2014 DISCHARGED CASES • Total Survived and Released Patients = 268 NEW CASES • New Confirmed cases = 42, as follows: Kailahun = 0 Kenema = 6, Kono = 3 Bombali = 15, Kambia = 0 Koinadugu = 0, Port Loko = 9, Tonkolili = 2 Bo = 2, Bonthe = 0, Moyamba = 1, Pujehun = 0 Western Area Urban = 3, Western Area Rural = 1 CUMULATIVE CASES • Cumulative confirmed deaths = 426 • Cumulative confirmed cases = 1,276, as follows: Kailahun = 504, Kenema = 378, Kono =12 Bombali =67, Kambia =1, Koinadugu =0, Port Loko =98, Tonkolili = 21 Bo = 64, Bonthe = 1, Moyamba = 13, Pujehun = 8 Western Urban = 69, Western Rural = 40 • Probable cases = 37 • Probable deaths = 37 • Suspected cases = 96 • Suspected deaths = 11 IMPORTANT NOTE! Koinadugu still remains the only district that has not registered confirmed cases of Ebola in Sierra Leone IMPORTANT NOTE 16 of the 20 ambulances procured from Dubai by the Government of Sierra Leone to intensify Ebola response activities have arrived in country. The 16 ambulances which were received by the acting Minister of Transport and Aviation Mr. Ibrahim Mansaray at the Lungi International Airport were handed over to the Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation II designate, Madam Madina Rahman at the Central Medical Stores in Freetown. IMPORTANT NOTE Ebola Emergency Account Details: Account Number (Leones): 003001118285030109 Account Number (USD): 003001014138030145 The Ebola Emergency Account is audited by Chartered Accountants from the KPMG Accounting and Auditing Firm at the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) All Cash Donations are deposited at the Ebola Emergency Account managed by the EOC, and kind donations (Medicines, Equipment, Supplies, etc.) are held at the Government Medical logistics stores, Freetown, by the Ebola Logistics team, for processing, storage and equitable distribution as required throughout the country. ISSUED BY: The Ebola Viral Situation Report, Ministry of Health and Sanitation For more information, please contact: District level: District Health Management Team National level: Directorate of Disease Prevention and Control, E.mail: dpcsurveillance@gmail Website: health.gov.sl Mobile: 117 (Toll free) Ministry of Health and Sanitation – Sierra Leone health.gov.sl Welcome to Ministry of Health & Sanitaion MoHS mission is to contribute to socio-economic development by promoting and ensuring quality health for the Sierra Leone population. Our mission is to deliberately build progressive, responsive and sustainable...
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 09:25:00 +0000
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