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<p>The Secretary of State recently returned from Sierra Leone and saw first-hand that
although the Ebola crisis has ended, the country faces major development challenges,
including some of the worst child and infant mortality rates in the world.</p><p>Ebola
has made these challenges worse and reversed, for example, much of the progress in
health made since the civil war, with high numbers of health staff dying and sharp
falls in essential services, such as treatment of malaria and immunisation. UK support
is helping the Government of Sierra Leone to build up better health services and save
lives, ensure children get a better education, increase access to water and sanitation,
and lay the groundwork for increased economic development.</p><p>Our cross-government
response to the 2014/15 Ebola crisis saved lives and stopped the outbreak decimating
development in Sierra Leone. Halting the disease in West Africa was the single most
important way of preventing Ebola from infecting people in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>
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