We use cookies on this website. By continuing to use this site without changing your cookie settings, you agree that you are happy to accept our privacy policy and for us to access our cookies on your device.
Existing DescriptionKenema, Sierra Leone Sept 2014
IFRC opened its first Ebola treatment centre in Kenema Sierra Leone in Sept, in a district badly affected by the Ebola outbreak. The centre has the capacity for 60 patients, and is expected to ease the pressure on the local government hospital where several doctors and nurses have died from Ebola.
To ensure the safety of Red Cross staff, operations at the centre will be scaled up over the course of a month, before reaching full capacity.
The centre is currently staffed by 19 international health care workers and 80 national staff, both of which will have to increase as operations expand.
