There are now eight volunteers in Sierra Leone sent by the Finnish Red Cross.

Picture: Jari Lindholm. Source: SPR

The new Ebola treatment center built by the International Red Cross has now been opened in Kono in Eastern Sierra Leone. The Finnish Red Cross has been strongly involved in the launching and running of the Ebola treatment centers in Kenema and Kono.

The Finnish Red Cross sends three volunteers to Kono this week in order to help in treating the patients. At the moment, there are eight volunteers working in Sierra Leone sent by the Finnish Red Cross – four in Kono, three in Kenema, and one in Port Loko.

Please read more (in Finnish):

https://www.punainenristi.fi/uutiset/20150112/uusin-ebolahoitokeskus-avattu-sierra-leonessa