By State House Communications Unit

The United Kingdom Secretary of State for International Development, the Right Hon. Justine Greening Thursday 26 February paid a courtesy called on President Ernest Bai Koroma at State House, and briefed him about discussions around the ongoing post-Ebola recovery strategy they are working on in partnership with government to ensure that Sierra Leone attain zero new infection.

GOVERNMENT HAS NOTED WITH GRAVE CONCERN THAT THE DOWNWARD TREND IN CONFIRMED EBOLA CASES EXPERIENCED AT THE START OF 2015 HAS RECENTLY BEEN INTERRUPTED BY CLUSTERS OF NEW CASES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH THE COMMON FACTOR IN MANY OF THE NEW CASES BEING THE INVOLVEMENT OF MARITIME ACTIVITIES.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT IT HAS PLEASED HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT DR ERNEST BAI KOROMA TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF PARLIAMENT:

President Ernest Bai Koroma has called on village headmen, fishermen, motor drivers and bike riders to remain vigilant to help give a final push to the receding Ebola virus disease.