Monday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0morning disaster which occurred on the outskirts of the country\u2019s capital, Freetown.<\/p>\n[contextly_sidebar id=”LikyNFERqgp5bPjPw4fRpt5MqvPFKKYS”]A statement from the West African body stated that the President of the Economic Commission of West African States is already in Sierra Leone, meeting authorities over the disaster.<\/p>\n
This was after an encounter with the current ECOWAS Chair and President of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe.<\/p>\n
In addition, the WAHO said it would deploy ECOWAS Regional Rapid Response Team next week to support Sierra Leone\u2019s Red Cross first aid workers.<\/p>\n
Other interventions announced in the statement are as follows;<\/p>\n
\u00b7 The West African Health Organization (WAHO) the health institution of ECOWAS has contacted RED CROSS in Sierra Leone to deploy their first aid workers which WAHO is paying for.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 A team of WAHO will be in Freetown\u00a0tomorrow<\/span><\/span><\/span>,\u00a0August 17<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0to assess the situation. A donation of 100,000 USD\u00a0to the Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Health and Sanitation,; a sum which we believe could be used to support victims and also to help prevent any epidemic that could occur, as a result of the incident.<\/p>\n\u00b7 After consultation with WAHO, Cote d\u2019Ivoire is sending a plane full of drugs and medical equipment and the Minister of Health of Cote d\u2019Ivoire is herself leading the delegation.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 WAHO is in constant touch with the Sierra Leone authorities and after the needs assessments, the Government of Sierra Leone will put in requests for support.<\/p>\n
The country\u2019s President, Ernest Bai Koroma declared a one-week memorial, while pleading for support.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, its Red Cross has warned it is racing against time to find survivors.<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
By: Eugenia Tenkorang\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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