Guéckédou or Guékédou is a town in southern

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

near the

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and

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n borders. It had a population of 79,140 in 1996 (census) but has grown massively since the civil wars and, , it is estimated to be 221,715. It was a centre of fighting during the

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and the

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in 2000 and 2001. Gueckedou school

The city is renowned for its large weekly market, which attracts traders from across Southern Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and

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. On February 12, 2007, the town's police station was ransacked amidst the resumption of protests and strikes against President

Lansana Conté Lansana Conté (30 November 1934 – 22 December 2008

. As of June 11, 2014, volunteers organized by Guéckédou's Red Cross have been working in sanitation, disinfection, and monitoring efforts to help contain the

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. Some reported they were "encountering resistance in some villages such as Bafassa, Wassaya and Tolebengo in

Guéckédou Prefecture Guéckédou is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Guéckédou. The prefecture covers an area of 4,750 km.² and has a population of 290,611. Sub-prefectures The prefecture is divided administratively ...

, where rumours help fuel the flames of fear ... A main focus of the interventions involves deploying volunteers to communities to raise awareness on how to prevent the spread of the disease and, in the process, address the fear and stigma gripping many communities." The

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estimated cumulative totals of 227 cases and 173 deaths occurred in Guéckédou as of June 22, 2014. 11 patients were in Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Treatment Centres in Guéckédou as of that date, and 527 contacts were being followed up on as part of a mandatory 21-day observation period.

Hospitals

* Hôpital Central de Guéckédou * Hôpital Préfectoral de Guéckédou * Poste de Santé Sokoro * Poste de Santé de Vao * Poste de Santé de Farako

Places of Worship

* Église NEO Apostolique *Eglise protestante Évangélique de Hermankono *Eglise protestante Évangélique de Kwamen *Eglise protestante Évangélique de Bambo *Eglise protestante Évangélique de Baladou *Eglise protestante Évangélique de Gueckedou Lélé *Eglise protestante Évangélique de Kamalo *Eglise protestante Évangélique de Bethanie *Paroisse Notre Dame du Rosaire

References

External links

"Protests as Guinea strike resumes", BBC news, 12 February, 2007
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gueckedou Sub-prefectures of the Nzérékoré Region