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STORY: SIERRA LEONE / EBOLA AID COUSIN
TRT: 2.23
SOURCE: WFP
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE: 4-5 NOVEMBER 2014, MATASKA / FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE
5 NOVEMBER 2014, FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE
1. Various shots, medical personnel donning protection gear
4 NOVEMBER 2014, MATASKA, SIERRA LEONE
2. Various shots, food distribution
3. Med shot, Cousin talking to WFP staff
5 NOVEMBER 2014, MATASKA, SIERRA LEONE
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ertharin Cousin, WFP Executive Director:
“We can’t wait to see what happens in the future. We can’t wait to see if the scale up occurs at the speed that we all want. What we need to ensure is that everyone joins together today to make the difference that is required for us to meet the needs of those who are the unfortunate victims of this crisis, who without our help, without us coming together, will continue to suffer. We can make the difference here. We can change lives. But it’s going to require all of us working together now.”
4 NOVEMBER 2014, MATASKA, SIERRA LEONE
5. Wide shot, woman washing hands
6. Med shot, health worker taking a temperature reading
7. Various shots, food distribution
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Ertharin Cousin ended Wednesday ( 5 Nov) her three-day visit to Sierra Leone, one of three countries worst affected by Ebola outbreak. Cousin called upon partners all over the world to work together to address the critical needs of those affected by the health crisis.
During her visit to Sierra Leone, the WFP Executive Director met with president Ernest Bai Koroma and a number of international aid. She also met traditional leaders and survivors of the Ebola disease in Freetown.
WFP has so far provided food assistance to 1.3 million people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
The food assistance is provided to patients in Ebola treatment centers, survivors of Ebola who are discharged from treatment centers and communities with widespread and intense transmission – including the families of people infected with Ebola who are in treatment, deceased, or recovering. This assistance helps to stabilize affected communities by enabling them to limit unnecessary movement.
The Ebola virus disease has killed nearly 5,000 people and there have been more than 13,000 cases reported by the World Health Organisation across the three most affected countries.
