Kerry Town is a village in the Rural District in the Western Area of Sierra Leone[1]. the town is located about 31 kilometres (19 mi) from the national capital, Freetown, which lies to the west-north-west.[1] The population of Kerry Town is largely from the Krio ethnic group. The Treatment of the Ebola Virusclinic is located in Kerry Town.
In early November 2014 the Ebola clinic in Kerry Town was completed after eight weeks of construction by the Ministry of Defence and handed over to the charity Save the Children. The clinic was the first of six planned clinics in the West Africa region. The clinic consisted of an 80-bed treatment centre with a 12-bed treatment centre for healthcare workers. The centre is staffed by Cuban and Sierra Leonean medics and international aid workers from Save the Children while the healthcare section are manned by British Army medics.[4]
