Correct Damian! I did not mention the other countries involved as I have no direct contact there. I do, however, have contacts in "The Gambia" which I am sure you realise is next door to these countries. The border is closed and nobody allowed into the Gambia thence. There are no reports yet of ebola in the Gambia.
The main convent in Banjul sent experienced Sisters of Mercy ( nursing and educational order) into Sierra Leone on Wednesday. Their main expertise is with sick and/or traumatised orphans. So there will be local help as well as they will organise that.
In the meantime, the reaction of the Gambian dictator has been to increase taxation in various ways. This is because of the economic situation worsening there. This is due to the fact that much is usually imported via Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.
The only known case of ebola outside these three African countries has been in Mali, and I'm sure most will have heard of this episode in the news. None has been reported yet in Senegal.
If any politician needed kicking....! The dictator in the Gambia decided last year that English would no longer be an official language (there are 5 or 6 local ones in a very small country) and left the Commonwealth at the same time.
Anyway, for what it's worth, I'd be tempted to use the Gambia and Senegal as indicators..