The World Health Organization (WHO) Declared Liberia Ebola Free

Ebola was a huge pain to PROFOH, as all our medical missions were cancelled in 2014.Ebola claimed over 11,000 lives across the region since last year. The WHO regards a country Ebola-free after a 42-day period without a new case – twice the maximum incubation period. The last confirmed death in Liberia was on the 27^th  of March 2015.The World Health Organization said in a statement “The outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Liberia is over”. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said that Liberia had “crossed the Rubicon” and would be celebrating a concerted effort to stem the disease. More than 4,700 deaths from Ebola have been recorded in Liberia, more than in any other affected country. Neighbouring nations (Guinea and  Sierra Leone) continue to fight the outbreak.

Theoutbreak is the deadliest in history. It initially centred on Guinea’s remote south-eastern region of Nzerekore in early 2014, and later spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone. At the height of the outbreak in Liberia, ambulances would come ONLY for a dead. It reminded Liberians of the civil war days that ended 2004. Ebola was eventually conquered in Liberia through a  collective effort. Care centres and hand-washing stations were set up to try to halt the disease, which spreads through contact with sick people. Billboards went up with slogans such as “Ebola is real”, “Wash your hands and don’t touch” and “Don’t be the next victim”. PROFOH join others in congratulating Liberia. JUST IN……Unfortunately new Ebola case is being reported today, July 1, 2015.