Sierra Leone audit claims Ebola funds unaccounted for

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Red Cross workers, wearing protective suits, carry the body of a person who died from Ebola during a burial with relatives of the victims of the virus, in Monrovia, 5 January 2015

A review of hazard payments at the Connaught Hospital revealed that soldiers and police officers were included on the list of eligible health workers, despite hazard funds being transferred to both forces separately.
The audit service has submitted the report to parliament for action.
Local journalist Umaru Fofanu told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme that the government has not responded to the report but there has been an angry reaction from the public.
A report published in the British Medical Journal last week said that just 40% of the £2.9bn pledged by international donors had reached affected countries, possibly prolonging the outbreak.
Almost 23,000 people have been infected with Ebola since its outbreak in Guinea in December 2013, with more than 9,000 of those dying from the disease.

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