Sierra Leone: Ebola Wiping out Sierra Leone's Post-War Gains: Study

Nov 14, 2014 | AFP
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Ebola-hit Sierra Leone faces social and economic disaster as gains made since the country's ruinous civil war are wiped out by the epidemic, according to a major study released on Friday.

Damage to most sectors of the economy will see growth shrink from 20.1 percent last year to just five percent in 2014, the finance ministry and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) found.

"While priority number one must be to stop the spread of Ebola, protecting Sierra Leone from the wider damage caused by this disease is crucial," said David McLachlan-Karr, the UN chief in Sierra Leone.