FrenchieGirl
Senior Moderator
It is very instructive to read this whole article which highlights the difficulties encountered in sending volunteers to the Ebola nests.
Ebola Volunteers Are Needed ? But Signing On Isn't Easy
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But finding an organization to deploy her has proved challenging and time-consuming.
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So she wrote the World Health Organization. She says she got one email requesting information she'd already given them ? then never heard back. She also tried USAID,
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She put in her application in early September. But she's only now hearing back from many groups, including a number she'd already contacted directly in the meantime.
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She finally found a placement. Whereas she was ready to leave in as soon as two weeks, she was told it would be more like a month and a half... because it would be dangerous to ramp up the effort too fast,
Ebola Volunteers Are Needed ? But Signing On Isn't Easy
...
But finding an organization to deploy her has proved challenging and time-consuming.
...
So she wrote the World Health Organization. She says she got one email requesting information she'd already given them ? then never heard back. She also tried USAID,
...
She put in her application in early September. But she's only now hearing back from many groups, including a number she'd already contacted directly in the meantime.
...
She finally found a placement. Whereas she was ready to leave in as soon as two weeks, she was told it would be more like a month and a half... because it would be dangerous to ramp up the effort too fast,