Ebola Quarantines In Sierra Leone Hindering Food Security

Associated Press: Thousands break Ebola quarantine to find food
“…Large swaths of the West African country have been sealed off to prevent the spread of Ebola, and within those areas many people have been ordered to stay in their homes. The government, with help from the U.N.’s World Food Programme, is tasked with delivering food and other services to those people. But there are many ‘nooks and crannies’ in the country that are being missed, Jeanne Kamara, Christian Aid’s Sierra Leone representative, said Tuesday…” (DiLorenzo, 11/4).

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