Ebola Hits Weala Hard
Mon, 08/11/2014 - 08:51 admin
9 Dead in Less Than 2 Months; Un-removed Corpses Make Residents Homeless, 3-Hour Roadblock Protest Aborted by PSU
By:
Patrick C.M. Kollie, Observer Margibi Correspondent
Several residents in Weala Community, Margibi Country, have begun leaving their homes seeking refuge in surrounding communities as a result of the government’s failure to remove alleged dead Ebola victims’ bodies from the community.
Speaking to the Daily Observer last Saturday at the administrative headquarters of Weala in Cinta Township, the youth chairman, Chris David, said since August 5, two persons mysteriously died and all efforts to have the corpses removed by the local administration, including health authorities, have proved fruitless.
He identified the two corpses as Ellietta and Boll Tate. He said the two died in separate communities in Weala. He named Peace Community and the only private health center, the “Weala Community Clinic” that caters to residents in the area.
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Mr. Julye said he had earlier informed his boss, the Margibi Superintendent, about this urgent matter, who gave assurance that a team, including health personnel were going to remove the two dead bodies. That has not happened.
Upon arrival, Mr. Tate allegedly hired a private nurse to treat his son. Mr. Julye pointed out that after administering several medications without eqrw results, the nurse (name not given) instructed Mr. Tate to take his son back to Kakata for further treatment.
Immediately, Mr. Tate hired a Motorcycle rider, including two family members, to transport Boll Tate to Kakata.
It was while they were en route to Kakata that Boll Tate died and was later taken back to Weala.
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http://www.liberianobserver.com/news/ebola-hits-weala-hard
Mon, 08/11/2014 - 08:51 admin
9 Dead in Less Than 2 Months; Un-removed Corpses Make Residents Homeless, 3-Hour Roadblock Protest Aborted by PSU
By:
Patrick C.M. Kollie, Observer Margibi Correspondent
Several residents in Weala Community, Margibi Country, have begun leaving their homes seeking refuge in surrounding communities as a result of the government’s failure to remove alleged dead Ebola victims’ bodies from the community.
Speaking to the Daily Observer last Saturday at the administrative headquarters of Weala in Cinta Township, the youth chairman, Chris David, said since August 5, two persons mysteriously died and all efforts to have the corpses removed by the local administration, including health authorities, have proved fruitless.
He identified the two corpses as Ellietta and Boll Tate. He said the two died in separate communities in Weala. He named Peace Community and the only private health center, the “Weala Community Clinic” that caters to residents in the area.
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Mr. Julye said he had earlier informed his boss, the Margibi Superintendent, about this urgent matter, who gave assurance that a team, including health personnel were going to remove the two dead bodies. That has not happened.
Upon arrival, Mr. Tate allegedly hired a private nurse to treat his son. Mr. Julye pointed out that after administering several medications without eqrw results, the nurse (name not given) instructed Mr. Tate to take his son back to Kakata for further treatment.
Immediately, Mr. Tate hired a Motorcycle rider, including two family members, to transport Boll Tate to Kakata.
It was while they were en route to Kakata that Boll Tate died and was later taken back to Weala.
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http://www.liberianobserver.com/news/ebola-hits-weala-hard