One of my colleagues is from Guinea, from Guekedou, the site
where the Ebola first started. He has not been home for over a year now, and
with the current crisis he cannot go. If he goes there, he is not going to be
able to get a visa for any other country to continue with his work.
He was explaining me how all the schools have been closed
down in the country. How most of the markets have also been banned. His wife
used to sell some traditional produces in the market, now, she is obliged to
grown her own food, as there are no markets to go.
His family, besides the Ebola, is a lucky one. They survive
thanks to the money my friend sends them every month. But, what happen to the
rest of the families where the income comes from their sales in the market? Markets
move a huge amount of the African wealth. Without them, people economy just
collapses. And signs of this collapse are already showing. It seems under
nutrition is already rising in the Ebola areas...
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