Sierra Leone seeks experimental Ebola drug

Sierra Leone says it is pursuing the shipment of the experimental drug, ZMapp to fight the Ebola outbreak which has killed 315 people so far. 

The Health Ministry says it has written a letter to the American manufacturer of ZMapp after the drug was made available in neighbouring Liberia. 

The WHO has approved a request for the drug to be made available to both Sierra Leone and Liberia. 

NEWS24