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Wednesday, July 23, 2014
GUINEA-BISSAU PREPARES FOR POSSIBLE Ebola outbreak
Although still have not registered cases of symptom of Ebola in Guinea-Bissau, the authorities, in collaboration with the NGO Doctors Without Borders, an action promoted training for caregivers.
The course, which took place between 11 and 12 July, was aimed at newly qualified technicians and health centers in eastern and southern parts of the country, near the border with Guinea-Conakry, and aims to prevent the outbreak of Ebola that neighbor plaguing the country since last April.
Health workers, being more exposed to the Ebola virus, were trained in order to deal with the disease and the precautions to avoid being infected.
Maria Grovas, coordinator of the trainers and the medical NGO Doctors Without borders Team, said one of the strategies of training is to teach the diagnosis of disease and the use of protective equipment.
She says that "we train the technicians on preventive measures to protect themselves, as well as the steps to follow when you get a patient with Ebola virus to the health center."
Practical lesson on disinfection
Good practice
The coordinator of the NGO adds that "while we did a theoretical enhancement of the symptoms of Ebola to really distinguish a patient with Ebola. Formation of the response to the virus was stronger team to be more specialized in establishing the isolation and treatment of the patient.
"Maria Grovas points good hygiene practices as a condition for the prevention of Ebola:. "What we're sticking with health professionals, not only in places near the border but throughout the country, the most important thing now is to strengthen those hygiene practices within the health centers, which is to use gloves and wash hands. "
For the medical "these measures should be present in all health centers."
Though she is aware of the conditions of the country:. "We know that sometimes due to lack of time or resources, these measures are not taken now is that we are on alert because this epedemia, the largest ever in the neighboring country, the technicians health should you reinforce the hygiene measures "
However, Nicholas Almeida, general director of prevention services and health promotion in Guinea-Bissau, Africa secured the DW which are mounted preventive measures throughout the country.
The director says: "We train people, both health professionals such as border guards, we decided to get a room for the possible isolation of suspected cases and prepare a contingency plan."
Furthermore, according to Nicholas Adams, "we periodically visits the regions that we think may possibly appear cases. Kits also provide protection to all areas bordering Guinea-Conakry. A team is at the airport looking at possible suspected cases of Ebola. "
Protection is the key word in the training of prevention
And maritime control?
But not all border that runs all the features, Adams reveals: "In maritime terms, it is a little difficult, but still prepare marine guards for the early detection of cases."
David Quade, newly formed and one of the participants in the training ensures that they are able to deal with possible cases of Ebola: "How to act on a suspected case of Ebola, which is to put the patient in an isolated room so we can intervene using protective equipment. "
It is recalled that ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, in collaboration with the West African Health Organization, decided to create a Regional Plan to tackle the epidemic of Ebola that has killed more than 400 people in Guinea Conakry, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
For this reason, the two organizations have set up a solidarity fund the fight against Ebola has, Nigeria has provided 3.5 million dollars for the affected countries.
Fonte : DW
http://novasdaguinebissau.blogspot.com/2014/07/guine-bissau-prepara-se-para-eventual.html
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
GUINEA-BISSAU PREPARES FOR POSSIBLE Ebola outbreak
Although still have not registered cases of symptom of Ebola in Guinea-Bissau, the authorities, in collaboration with the NGO Doctors Without Borders, an action promoted training for caregivers.
The course, which took place between 11 and 12 July, was aimed at newly qualified technicians and health centers in eastern and southern parts of the country, near the border with Guinea-Conakry, and aims to prevent the outbreak of Ebola that neighbor plaguing the country since last April.
Health workers, being more exposed to the Ebola virus, were trained in order to deal with the disease and the precautions to avoid being infected.
Maria Grovas, coordinator of the trainers and the medical NGO Doctors Without borders Team, said one of the strategies of training is to teach the diagnosis of disease and the use of protective equipment.
She says that "we train the technicians on preventive measures to protect themselves, as well as the steps to follow when you get a patient with Ebola virus to the health center."
Practical lesson on disinfection
Good practice
The coordinator of the NGO adds that "while we did a theoretical enhancement of the symptoms of Ebola to really distinguish a patient with Ebola. Formation of the response to the virus was stronger team to be more specialized in establishing the isolation and treatment of the patient.
"Maria Grovas points good hygiene practices as a condition for the prevention of Ebola:. "What we're sticking with health professionals, not only in places near the border but throughout the country, the most important thing now is to strengthen those hygiene practices within the health centers, which is to use gloves and wash hands. "
For the medical "these measures should be present in all health centers."
Though she is aware of the conditions of the country:. "We know that sometimes due to lack of time or resources, these measures are not taken now is that we are on alert because this epedemia, the largest ever in the neighboring country, the technicians health should you reinforce the hygiene measures "
However, Nicholas Almeida, general director of prevention services and health promotion in Guinea-Bissau, Africa secured the DW which are mounted preventive measures throughout the country.
The director says: "We train people, both health professionals such as border guards, we decided to get a room for the possible isolation of suspected cases and prepare a contingency plan."
Furthermore, according to Nicholas Adams, "we periodically visits the regions that we think may possibly appear cases. Kits also provide protection to all areas bordering Guinea-Conakry. A team is at the airport looking at possible suspected cases of Ebola. "
Protection is the key word in the training of prevention
And maritime control?
But not all border that runs all the features, Adams reveals: "In maritime terms, it is a little difficult, but still prepare marine guards for the early detection of cases."
David Quade, newly formed and one of the participants in the training ensures that they are able to deal with possible cases of Ebola: "How to act on a suspected case of Ebola, which is to put the patient in an isolated room so we can intervene using protective equipment. "
It is recalled that ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, in collaboration with the West African Health Organization, decided to create a Regional Plan to tackle the epidemic of Ebola that has killed more than 400 people in Guinea Conakry, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
For this reason, the two organizations have set up a solidarity fund the fight against Ebola has, Nigeria has provided 3.5 million dollars for the affected countries.
Fonte : DW
http://novasdaguinebissau.blogspot.com/2014/07/guine-bissau-prepara-se-para-eventual.html