A third UN staffer has died in Sierra Leone

Deadly ... a third UN worker has died in Sierra Leone. Picture: AFP/CELLOU BINANI Source: AFP

A UN staff member in Sierra Leone has died from Ebola, the third employee from the global organisation to succumb to the deadly virus.

The man, who was a driver for the UN Women agency, passed away at the weekend in Sierra Leone and his spouse is currently receiving treatment, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Monday.
“All measures to protect staff at the duty station in Sierra Leone are being taken as best as possible under the current circumstances,” Ms Dujarric said.
A Sudanese national who worked as a UN health worker in Liberia died in Germany last week while a Liberian woman died of probable Ebola last month.
UN Women said in a statement that Edmond Bangura-Sesay, who had been a driver for the agency since 2005, died on Saturday after testing positive for Ebola.
He was placed in quarantine on October 14 after his wife fell ill.
She remains under care at an Ebola treatment centre and a UN medical team was working to trace all the people who came in contact with the driver, UN Women said.
The world’s worst Ebola outbreak has killed at least 4500 people in west Africa, where the United Nations is leading an effort to beat back the virus with a massive influx of aid.
A UN trust fund set up to provide quick funding to confront the Ebola emergency got a boost when Australia deposited $US8.7 million ($9.4 million) and more pledges have come in.
Chile, Estonia, Finland, India, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Norway and Romania offered contributions to the fund, bringing the total amount of pledges to $US43.5 million.