Nine months after they were shut down due to
the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), schools
in Sierra Leone have now been reopened.
On Tuesday, thousands of children trooped to
school with enthusiasm and joy to learn, but
mainly to see their “long lost” friends, whom
many of them last saw in nearly a year ago.
In July 2014, the governments of Liberia and
Sierra Leone declared states of emergency,
ordering the closure of schools and markets
and the quarantining of affected communities
in a desperate attempt to halt the epidemic.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
confirmed the reopening, saying it marks “a
major step in the normalisation of life” within
the country.
About 1.8 million school children have had to
stay home for nine months, with a number of
them taking lessons from classes transmitted
via Radio broadcast with little or no interactive
platform.
The first day at school was basically dedicated
to Ebola education, to ensure the pupils are
used to basic hygiene rules that would help
prevent another possible outbreak.
UNICEF has trained 9,000 teachers in Ebola
prevention, supplying hand-washing facilities to
every school within the country.
Since May 2014, Sierra Leone has recorded
more than 12,000 cases of Ebola with at least
3,831 deaths.



www.thecable.ng/sierra-leone-schools-reopen-9-months-ebola-closure

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