MSF Ebola training in Kenya prepares doctors for 'intense' job
The simulation centre will train about 100 people a month in clinical care, infection control, safe burials and community engagement.
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As the Ebola epidemic continues to rage in the Democratic Republic of Congo, UNICEF warns of a worsening humanitarian situation. Meanwhile, Doctors Without Borders is training healthcare professionals to treat Ebola patients before they are deployed to the DRC. This is illustrated at a simulation center in Kenya.
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MSF Ebola training in Kenya prepares doctors for 'intense' job
The outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the fastest growing ever, according to African health officials, and has claimed at least 600 lives since it was declared in mid-May. It is happening in a region plagued by extreme poverty and multiple armed groups, while misinformation about the disease has led some locals to avoid treatment, ignore safeguards, and even attack health workers. Health workers make up 112 of the 1,759 confirme…
Kenya training center prepares medics for historic Ebola outbreak
A training center on the outskirts of Nairobi is preparing healthcare workers for the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history. Medical charity Doctors Without Borders established the specialized facility to brace clinicians for a highly volatile crisis environment. The rampant outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tragically claimed at least 648 lives since mid-May. Deep poverty, active armed conflicts, and dangerous misinformation …
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