EBOLA – Sierra Leone

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Date

December 2014

Description

A handwashing station at an Ebola checkpoint between Port Loko and the Western District, Sierra Leone. The water containers were filled with a water and chlorine solution and could be manipulated by a foot pedal, created out of branches and cords, to tip the containers towards the user.

Source

United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Laurie Kamimoto (Photographer)

Citation

Laurie Kamimoto, “EBOLA – Sierra Leone,” The Global Health Chronicles, accessed April 19, 2025, https://www.globalhealthchronicles.org/items/show/7761.