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Sat, 2009-03-21 11:57 — mdmcdonald

The mission of this working group is to articulate and shape issues of resilience and sustainability on the continent of Africa as they may be implemented as reforms of current policies, as well as contemplate and make recommendations for more extensive critiques and proposals for national, provincial, and local systems transformation, as may be necessary or desirable beyond the scope of traditional reforms being undertaken by the current African national governments and local government proposals in Africa.

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This working group is focused on developing an Africa Resilience Initiative to ensure resilience and sustainability for all Africans.
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CDC Director Warns That Congo’s Ebola Outbreak May Not Be Containable

Wed, 2018-11-07 18:57 — Kathy Gilbeaux

CDC Director Warns That Congo’s Ebola Outbreak May Not Be Containable

Wed, 2018-11-07 18:57 — Kathy Gilbeaux

CDC Director Warns That Congo’s Ebola Outbreak May Not Be Containable

Wed, 2018-11-07 18:57 — Kathy Gilbeaux

CDC Director Warns That Congo’s Ebola Outbreak May Not Be Containable

Wed, 2018-11-07 18:57 — Kathy Gilbeaux

CDC Director Warns That Congo’s Ebola Outbreak May Not Be Containable

Wed, 2018-11-07 18:57 — Kathy Gilbeaux

CDC Director Warns That Congo’s Ebola Outbreak May Not Be Containable

Wed, 2018-11-07 18:57 — Kathy Gilbeaux

CDC Director Warns That Congo’s Ebola Outbreak May Not Be Containable

Wed, 2018-11-07 18:57 — Kathy Gilbeaux
 

        
A Congolese health worker administers Ebola vaccine to a boy who had contact with an Ebola patient in the village of Mangina, in North Kivu province, on Aug. 18. (Olivia Acland/Reuters)

washingtonpost.com - by Lena H. Sun - November 5, 2018 

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CDC Director Warns That Congo’s Ebola Outbreak May Not Be Containable

Wed, 2018-11-07 18:57 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Ebola-hit DRC faces ‘perfect storm’ as uptick in violence halts WHO operation

Wed, 2018-09-26 08:59 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

WHO/Twitter - A WHO team in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in response to ebola outbreak.

news.un.org - September 25, 2018

A "perfect storm" of active conflict and traumatized communities in Ebola-affected areas of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could enable the deadly disease to spread, but there are “no plans” to pull UN workers out of the country despite concerns for their security, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

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CLICK HERE - CIDRAP - Ebola response faces 'grave obstacles' as count hits 150

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CLICK HERE - Sep 25 WHO media briefing

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Scientists Develop 'Cooling' Protective Suits for Ebola Workers

Mon, 2018-09-24 08:04 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

Protective suits are essential kit for some workers like firefighters and healthcare workers, but staying cool enough to work for long periods is a challenge.

africanews.com - September 19, 2018

A team at California’s Stanford University working on the regulation of body temperature have created a cooling system that could double the amount of time workers can spend wearing protective suits.

The research was prompted by healthcare workers from Sierra Leone who experienced debilitating heat when wearing suits that protected them from the highly infectious Ebola virus . . . 

 . . . the cooling system allowed the students to spend at least double the time being active than without it, and some tripled or quadrupled the time spent being active.

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