The media attention on Ebola has waned in recent months, with the western media coverage of the crisis caused by the virus fading about two months ago. But new cases are still being recorded, albeit less frequently.

According to Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), in the last three weeks of January, Sierra Leone reported nationwide declines in cases. In the capital city, Freetown, and the surrounding Western area, fewer than 10 Ebola cases were confirmed per day since January 14th; down from an average of 23 per day in late December. This is according to data from the country’s Ministry of Health and Sanitation. Corpse positivity rates also declined, with only four Ebola-positive community deaths reported in Western Urban in the last week of January.

These statistics show hope and make plausible, UN’s prediction of an end to the Ebola outbreak in 2015.

MSF also says under-reporting on the subject of Ebola remains an issue. Without sustained awareness it is difficult to keep the necessary resources flowing to the affected areas.

This is why Okayafrica, teamed up with single-subject news site, Ebola Deeply, to “explore what it must be like to live through this singular crisis–to learn what goes into bringing the outbreak under control–and to give voice to the people of Sierra Leone’s experience of the crisis, a factor far too often bracketed out of the international media equation.”

The team arrived in Freetown on New Year’s Eve and recorded sights and sounds from the Ebola-ravaged nation where 3,276 people have died from the virus.

Watch the video by Okayafrica in partnership with Ebola Deeply below:

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