Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Ebola 'warriors' step forward for training in Sierra Leone

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, visits the Western Area Emergency Response Centre in Freetown By Michelle Nichols FREETOWN (Reuters) - In a stifling room in a sports stadium in Freetown, a dozen young people watch intently as three British soldiers show them how to put on several layers of protective clothing needed to enter an Ebola treatment center "red zone". They are training to be hygienists to help treat victims of the hemorrhagic fever that has gripped Sierra Leone, as well as neighboring Liberia and Guinea. The outbreak has killed some 5,000 people and threatens to infect tens of thousands more in the coming weeks. It is a lesson that could save their lives. ...








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