Junior doctors in Sierra Leone have gone on strike over an alleged assault on one of their colleagues working at the country’s main referral hospital.
It follows a strike by cleaners that left filth strewn all over the hospital for more than a week.
The doctors association said one of their female members had been physically assaulted by senior government officials during an incident at Connaught Hospital on Tuesday. The event is frustrating and shows the continuous disrespect by the officials at the [health ministry] towards the medical practitioners across the country, it said in a statement.
The association has asked for the immediate resignation of the concerned officials, saying their members don t feel safe and confident working with authorities who violate the fundamental human rights of its people .
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February 23, 2021
By Hassan Gbassay Koroma
The Scene of Crime Officer Emmanuel Johannes has told the court that during the autopsy examination on the remains of 5-year-old Khadija Madinatu Saccoh, he observed a bitten tongue, swollen neck and black spot marks at the back of the deceased.
“During the post mortem examination, when the mouth of the deceased was opened, I observed a bitten tongue, a swollen neck and when she was turned around I also observed a black spot marks at the back of the deceased,” he said.
The witness who was testifying before Justice John Bosco Allieu said on 20th June 2020, while on duty he was called upon to join a team of investigators at the Connaught Hospital to witness the post mortem examination of the late Saccoh.
Plasma donation at the Connaught Hospital, Freetown CREDIT: Professor Calum Semple
A high proportion of survivors of Ebola experienced a resurgence in antibody levels nearly a year after recovery.
This is the finding of a new study published in the journal Nature.
These unexpected observations in those who survive Ebola teach us about the need to follow those who survive COVID-19 in a similar way. Professor Richard Tedder Study author
The research hints that hidden reservoirs of virus, in protected sanctuary sites , could persist long after symptoms of the acute illness ease, and has implications for monitoring programmes and vaccine strategies.