Sierra Leone declares end of Mpox, but survivors continue to battle stigma

Media/ Social Media

(16 Dec 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++RESENDING SCRIPT TO ADD NOTE TO END OF STORYLINE++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Freetown, Sierra Leone - 7 December 2025 1. Various of Nelson Johnson, an Mpox survivor, doing rounds in a Freetown neighborhood to raise awareness 2. Various of Johnson speaking to people to raise awareness ++MUTE++ 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Nelson Johnson, Mpox Survivor and deputy chairperson of Sierra Leone Epidemic Action Network: "(They think) it is because maybe the person is being cursed,