Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #ebolacrisis

Most recents (3)

Happy Friday! We hope your day is going great. Following up on last week's #thread on Combating GBV during #COVID19. This week as part of #SexualAssaultAwarenessmonth our #thread touches on the rise of other #harmfulpractices against women during #COVID19 due to the lockdown.
This is a continuation of the conversations we have been having on how the #globalpandemic #covid19 is affecting the lives of girls and young women.
These conversations aim to ensure that we engage a #genderlens response mechanism during global pandemics ensuring the most vulnerable amongst us are not left out in the cold.
Read 16 tweets
2/ Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation & world's most populous black nation of about 180m people, has just recorded its first INDEX case of the deadly #CoronaVirus- #COVID19. Before we say Jack Robbinson, trading of blame games 've started across mainstream & social media.
3/ Against this backdrop, Ex-Vice President & candidate of the @OfficialPDPNig at the 2019 Presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar @atiku, Friday, in a statement, urged Nigerians, not to engage in blame games, but seek effective solutions, like the #EbolaCrisis in 2014.
Read 12 tweets
2mrw in Abuja, the Court of Justice of @ecowas_cedeao will resume hearing in case of CARL v. Sierra Leone, in which survivors seek #EbolaAccountability for mismanagement of over $14m of relief funds from 2014 #EbolaCrisis.

justiceinitiative.org/litigation/cen… via @OSFJustice
The suit alleges that the mismanagement & loss of funds earmarked for Ebola response caused violations of the rights of the plaintiffs to life & health under the revised ECOWAS Treaty & other international law & frustrated maximum available resources from fighting Ebola.
According to the @WHO, Sierra Leone recorded a total of 14,124 confirmed cases & 3,956 deaths during the crisis between May 2014 & March 2016, including over 250 health workers, who took on the task of containing the outbreak.
#Justice4EbolaVictims
#EbolaAccountability
Read 16 tweets

Related hashtags

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!