Freetown - A Sierra Leone doctor
warns that health care in the West
African nation's capital has "crumbled"
because of the Ebola outbreak. Speaking at the launch of a public
education programme, Dr Kwame
O'Neil warned that patients suffering
from all kinds of ailments were dying
for lack of treatment. He said in some cases patients were
too afraid of contracting the deadly
Ebola disease to seek professional
care, while some doctors had refused
to treat patients.
The World Health Organisation says
Sierra Leone has recorded 1 107
confirmed cases of the disease, with
430 deaths. Those cases have been heavily
concentrated in the east.
Sierra Leone's health ministry says
only 62 cases have been recorded in
the district containing Freetown.
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