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Sierra Leone
Freetown
Handicap International operates ambulance services in the outskirts of Freetown. This new center is used for a starting point for the ambulances and for disinfection of the cars when they return from service.
The local heros in Sierra Leone have been fighting the Ebola-virus for a year now. Since the outbreak of Ebola in the country in May 2014, more than 100 health workers and 11 of the country's doctors (out of 120 doctors) have died. A total of approximately 3.500 people have died because of the Ebola-virus. The number of cases has been falling steadly, and the daily life is about to return to normal, with fewer restrictions on trade, border-crossing and gatherings.