Sierra Leone

=== 2014 Ebola outbreak ===

{{Further|Ebola virus epidemic in Sierra Leone}}

Ebola is prevalent in Africa where social and economic inequalities are common. The central African countries are the most prevalent of EVD, like the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, and Gabon.<ref>Agyepong I. "A Systems View and Lesson from the Ongoing Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in West Africa". ''Ghana Medical Journal'' [serial online]. September 2014;48(3):168–172. Available from: Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Retrieved 28 October 2014.</ref>

In 2014 there was an outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa. As of 19 October 2014, there had been 3,706 cases of Ebola in Sierra Leone, and 1,259 deaths, including that of the leading physician trying to control the outbreak, [[Sheik Umar Khan]].<ref>"[http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/137091/1/roadmapsitrep22Oct2014_eng.pdf Ebola Response Roadmap Situation Report]". WHO (22 October 2014)</ref><ref>[[Ebola virus epidemic in Sierra Leone#cite note-Ebola WHO 22 oct-1]]</ref> In early August 2014 [[Guinea]] closed its borders to Sierra Leone to help contain the spreading of the virus, which originated in Guinea, as more new cases of the disease were being reported in Sierra Leone than in Guinea. Aside from the human cost, the outbreak was severely eroding the economy. By September 2014, with the closure of borders, the cancellation of airline flights, the evacuation of foreign workers and a collapse of cross-border trade, the national deficit of Sierra Leone and other affected countries was widening to the point where the IMF was considering expanding its financial support.<ref name="IMFebola">{{cite news|url=http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/225466201|title=The economic impact of Ebola may kill more people than the virus itself|date=6 September 2014|access-date=8 September 2014|publisher=Big News Network.com}}.</ref>