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Health Ministry Targets 20,000 Frontline Workers with Ebola Marklate

FORUM NEWS SIERRA LEONE by FORUM NEWS SIERRA LEONE
25 November 2024
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By Ibrahim Sorie Koroma

Senior Health Education Officer – HEP/MoH

 

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In a bid to ensure protection against Ebola Virus Disease, the Ministry of Health through the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) with support from its partners is planning to embark on a nationwide Ebola vaccination roll-out campaign, targeting frontline health workers said Dr. Desmond Maada Kangbai, Manager Expanded Programme of Immunization, Ministry of Health.

Dr. Kangbai reiterated that the vaccine roll-out is scheduled to start from 1st– 15th December 2024 and will target frontline workers, including healthcare workers, security personnel, immigration officers, bike riders among others, adding that the strategy is to get the targeted groups vaccinated against the Ebola virus diseases as they are at high risk of contracting the disease based on the nature of their job.

 

The EPI Manager continued to say that the Ervebo Ebola vaccine protects against the Zaire strain which is the most common and virulent type of the Ebola viruses will be administered in Sierra Leone.  “One dose of the vaccine will be administered for FREE across the country to the target groups for greater protection” Dr. Kangbai Assured.

Talking about the efficacy and safety of the Ebola vaccine/marklate, Dr. Kangbai affirmed that the Ervebo  Ebola vaccine has been used in neighboring Guinea in 2015 and in the 2018-2020 outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo and proved to be efficacious in protecting people who are exposed to the virus, adding that the vaccine has shown strong efficacy in clinical trials and during outbreak settings, particularly in controlling transmission in ring vaccination strategies where close contacts of infected individuals are also exposed.

The EPI Manager further stated that just like all other EPI vaccines, the Ervebo Ebola vaccine is prequalified by the World Health Organization (WHO) and approved by the Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone (PBSL).

Ebola primarily affects humans and other primates and is characterized by fever, severe headache, vomiting, diarrhea, and in some cases, internal and external bleeding. The disease has a high fatality rate if not treated properly which makes prevention through vaccination the best strategy

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa had devastating effects on health workers in the three countries most affected by the virus. Of the nearly 17 000 cases of Ebola virus disease in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone put together, at least 600 were healthcare providers of which more than half of them died

Since the first case of Ebola was recorded in Sierra Leone on 24th May 2014, a total number of 8,704 people were infected and 3,589 died of which 221 were healthcare workers who tragically lost their lives in the course of their work. This stresses the need for even a robust vaccine roll-out for healthcare workers and other risk population to strengthen them with the much needed protection, especially in outbreak situation.

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