Guinea has been declared free of Ebola by the World Health Organisation.
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A range of top African musicians, including Youssou N’Dour and Mory Kante, will take to the stage for a “memorial” concert – entitled “Bye-bye, au revoir Ebola” in the francophone country.
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There were more than 3 800 Ebola cases in Guinea out of more than 28 600 cases globally with 11 300 deaths, according to figures from the WHO.
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The world’s worst outbreak of the disease began in Gueckedou, eastern Guinea, in December 2013 before spreading to Liberia, Sierra Leone and seven other countries. “This situation has shown us how much we must fight for those who are survivors”, said Fanta Oulen Camara, who works for Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium.
A formal ceremony is planned for Wednesday in Conakry, the capital, to mark the declaration by the World Health Organization or WHO.
Liberia has lost more than 4,800 people to the haemorrhagic fever, but if all goes well will be declared virus-free in January. “WHO and its partners will continue to support Guinea during the next 90 days of heightened surveillance and in its early efforts to restart and strengthen essential health services throughout 2016”.
Sierra Leona officially ended its epidemic in November. From this very Ebola River, Ebola virus got its name. The country has been declared free of Ebola virus twice – in May and September – but each time a new case has emerged.
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Frontline workers have also had to combat the rumour mill, entrenched denial, fear of Ebola stigma and resistance to confinement measures deemed authoritarian or unreasonable.
