the hour for mobilization had rung in the mining town of siguiri which has been affected by ebola. All parts of civil society have been called to help avoid the spread of the disease. Still wearing their hard hats, miners in the town of siguiri have briefly taken time out from work. Gathered in small groups, either outside in the yard or on the shopfloor, they listen sombrely as workers from WHO and the local Red Cross give them information about Ebola virus disease that has claimed more than 300 lives in Guinea