(task) Update: Attacks on WHO healthcare workers in Nzerekore region of Guinea

GRS Guinea RS Conakry RS
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Ebola

Dr. Michael D. McDonald
Chairman
Global Resilience Initiatives

President
Health Initiatives Foundation, Inc.

Michael.D.McDonald@mac.com
202-468-7899

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> From: Kathy Gilbeaux <gilbojer@aol.com>
> Date: September 18, 2014 at 3:18:08 PM EDT
> To: michael.d.mcdonald@mac.com
> Subject: Update: Attacks on WHO healthcare workers in Nzerekore region of Guinea
>
> Mike,
>
> The flutrackers forum has been an excellent source of Ebola-related information. Here is a summary of their updates on the attacks on WHO healthcare workers in Guinea (see actual flutrackers posts in the link below).
>
> Last month (in August) the general market area of Nzerekore was sprayed (to disinfect) by healthcare workers during the night, without the people being informed that the spraying would be taking place.
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> The people of Nzerekore were angered by this action, so a riot broke out the following morning. Since then, the people of Nzerekore have had an aversion to healthcare workers.
>
> When the WHO healthcare workers arrived (this week) to educate the people, they were quickly surrounded and their bodyguards were overcome by large numbers of youth from the village. The WHO healthcare workers and the bodyguards were assaulted, and had to flee for their lives. The number of injured and deaths from this attack has not yet been determined. Some may still be in hiding, or being held hostage.
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> Healthcare workers should not enter this epicenter region until an understanding with the people of the village is reached.
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> http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=227039
>
> Kathy