The IRC’s Alicia Fitzpatrick reports from King Tom Cemetery in Freetown, currently one of the two sites of all burials in the capital of Sierra Leone.
The International Rescue Committee is leading a group of 10 international aid agencies responding to the Ebola crisis in the West African nation of Sierra Leone. One of these partners is leading the effort to provide safe burials for all those who have recently died in the capital Freetown – including Ebola victims, who remain contagious even after death.
The IRC’s Alicia Fitzpatrick reports from King Tom Cemetery in Freetown, currently one of the two sites of all burials in the capital.