The world focused on Ebola but what about malaria and
measles? Sierra Leone had some of the highest rates of death from tuberculosis,
malaria and measles in the world, according to the World Health Organization
(WHO). The medical charity Medicins Sans Frontieres says the Ebola outbreak has
affected the attitudes of people towards modern healthcare.
A study published in the journal, Science, earlier this
month warns that measles could cause as many deaths as Ebola after vaccinations
were disrupted.
"We project that after six to 18 months of disruptions,
a large connected cluster of children unvaccinated for measles will accumulate
across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone," the study says. It finds that
the number of children susceptible to measles in the three countries is
expected to double, resulting in between 2,000 and 16,000 additional deaths.
Nearly 500 health workers - most of them local - have died
as a result of Ebola
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