2014 in Sierra Leone

← 2013 2012 2011 2014 in Sierra Leone → 2015 2016 2017
Decades:	1990s 2000s 2010s
See also:	Other events of 2014 Timeline of Sierra Leonean history

The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Sierra Leone.

Events

March

• March 24 - An outbreak of Ebola virus which has killed at least 59 people in Guinea continues its spread, entering Liberia and threatens to spread to Sierra Leone.
• March 31 - The Ebola outbreak is reported to have made several cases in Sierra Leone.^[1]

May

• May 26 - WHO reports the first cases and deaths of Ebola in Sierra Leone, in Kailahun District.^[2][3]
• May 29 - Medical teams from the World Health Organization and Doctors Without Borders arrive in Sierra Leone to deal with an outbreak of Ebola virus.

June

• June 6 - The World Health Organization estimates that an outbreak of the Ebola virus has killed more than 200 people in West Africa.
• June 11 - Sierra Leone closed its borders with Liberia and Guinea and closed a number of schools around the country.^[4] On 30 July, the government began to deploy troops to enforce quarantines.^[5]
• June 20 - The WHO announces up to 158 Ebola cases in Sierra Leone. In addition to Kailahun District, cases were also reported in Kenema, Kambia, Port Loko, and Western Area Rural districts.^[6]

July

• July 14 - Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa
  • The Bo District reports its first Ebola case.^[7]
  • The Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa continues to get worse with the death toll now exceeding 500.
• July 17 - The number of EVD cases in Sierra Leone surpasses those of Liberia and Guinea at 442.^[8]
• July 18 - WHO regards the disease trend in Sierra Leone and Liberia as "serious" with 67 new cases and 19 deaths reported to date.^[9]
• July 25 - The first case of Ebola in Freetown is recorded. She was taken by her relatives from a hospital.^[10]
• July 29 - Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa
  • ASKY Airlines suspends flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone as the death toll from the Ebola outbreak reaches 672.
  • Sheik Umar Khan, the doctor who was leading the fight against the disease in Sierra Leone, dies of the Ebola virus.^[11]
• July 30 - The Sierra Leone government allowed the deployment of troops to maintain Ebola quarantines.^[12]
• July 31 - Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa
  • The World Health Organization announces a US$100 million emergency response plan to combat the outbreak, which has killed at least 729 people.
  • The Peace Corps withdraws all volunteers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, citing Ebola risks.^[13]

August

• August 1 - Liberia and Sierra Leone declare a state of emergency in response to the Ebola virus disease by sending in troops and ordering the closure of schools and markets and the quarantining of affected communities.
• August 4 - The World Health Organization estimates that the death toll from the Ebola virus outbreak has risen to 887.
• August 6 - The World Health Organization reports that 932 have died from the latest outbreak of the Ebola virus with a man reportedly dying of the disease in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia after a business trip to Sierra Leone.

October

• October 14 - 800 Sierra Leone peacekeepers due to relieve a contingent deployed in Somalia were placed under quarantine when one of the soldiers tested positive for Ebola.^[14]
• October 16 - The Emergency Operations Center announced two Ebola cases in the Koinadugu district in the far north. This marks the arrival of cases in every district in the country.^[15]
• October 21 - Riots broke out in the Kono district to prevent the quarantine of a 90-year-old woman suspected of having EVD; the youths are reportedly angry that there are no treatment centers in the diamond-rich Kono district. A daytime curfew is imposed.^[16]

Deaths

January

• January 26 - Tom Nyuma

March

• March 13 - Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
• March 16 - Yulisa Pat Amadu Maddy

July

• July 29 - Sheik Umar Khan

References

1. ↑ "Ebola virus disease in Guinea – update". World Health Organization. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014. 
2. ↑ "Ebola virus disease, West Africa (Update of 26 May 2014)". Afro.who.int. Retrieved 1 November 2014. 
3. ↑ "Sierra Leone 'hero' doctor's death exposes slow Ebola response". Sierra Leone 'hero' doctor's death exposes slow Ebola response. Fox News. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014. 
4. ↑ "Sierra Leone shuts borders, closes schools to fight Ebola". Reuters. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014. 
5. ↑ "Sierra Leone, Liberia deploy troops for Ebola". News 24. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014. 
6. ↑ "Ebola virus disease, West Africa – update 23 June 2014". WHO. Retrieved 1 November 2014. 
7. ↑ "Ebola Update July 14, 2014". Retrieved 1 November 2014. 
8. ↑ "Ebola virus disease, West Africa – update 18 July 2014". WHO. Retrieved 1 November 2014. 
9. ↑ "Ebola virus disease, West Africa – update 18 July 2014". Afro.who.int. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014. 
10. ↑ "Sierra Leone hunts Ebola patient kidnapped in Freetown". BBC News. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014. 
11. ↑ McNeil Jr., Donald G. (1 November 2014). "Outbreak in Sierra Leone Is Tied to Single Funeral Where 14 Women Were Infected". New York Times. Retrieved 24 October 2014. 
12. ↑ "Sierra Leone, Liberia deploy troops for Ebola". News 24. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014. 
13. ↑ "Ebola Update". peacecorps.gov. Peace Corps. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014. 
14. ↑ "Sierra Leone peacekeepers quarantined over Ebola". News 24. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014. 
15. ↑ "FREETOWN, Sierra Leone: Ebola comes to last safe district in Sierra Leone - Health - The Bellingham Herald". Bellinghamherald.com. Retrieved 1 November 2014. 
16. ↑ "Kono riots.". BBC News. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.