Ebola outbreak: International Health experts urge to send in military! Harm Kiezebrink
Prevention and preparation for large-scale outbreak situations are having a serious price tag, but by neglecting the outcome of risk assessments do have disastrous consequences that turn crisis situations into a worldwide disaster. Read what happens when doctors and nurses are doomed to treat highly infectious patients without any Personal Protection Equipment, no amount of vaccinations and new drugs would be able to prevent the escalating disaster.
Read about what the international president of Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) Dr Joanne Liu explains that the world is 'losing the battle' as cases and deaths continue to surge. As one of the leading health experts she urges military teams to be sent to west Africa immediately if there is to be any hope of controlling the Ebola epidemic.
During a meeting with the United Nations on Tuesday, doctors working on the frontline of the outbreaks painted a stark picture of health workers dying, explaining that patients left without care and infectious bodies lying in the streets. Although alarm bells had been ringing for six months, the response had been too little, too late.
Ebola outbreak: International Health experts urge to send in military! Harm Kiezebrink
Prevention and preparation for large-scale outbreak situations are having a serious price tag, but by neglecting the outcome of risk assessments do have disastrous consequences that turn crisis situations into a worldwide disaster. Read what happens when doctors and nurses are doomed to treat highly infectious patients without any Personal Protection Equipment, no amount of vaccinations and new drugs would be able to prevent the escalating disaster.
Read about what the international president of Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) Dr Joanne Liu explains that the world is 'losing the battle' as cases and deaths continue to surge. As one of the leading health experts she urges military teams to be sent to west Africa immediately if there is to be any hope of controlling the Ebola epidemic.
During a meeting with the United Nations on Tuesday, doctors working on the frontline of the outbreaks painted a stark picture of health workers dying, explaining that patients left without care and infectious bodies lying in the streets. Although alarm bells had been ringing for six months, the response had been too little, too late.
At the Seventh Annual Health Law Year in P/Review symposium, leading experts discussed major developments during 2018 and what to watch out for in 2019. Speakers covered hot topics including health policy under the current administration, pharmaceutical policy, and public health law. Featured panels explored "Challenges Facing Health Care General Counsels" and "AI in Health Care."
For more, go to: http://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/details/seventh-annual-health-law-year-in-p-review
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We look at the success factors that distinguish great businesses from average ones. We identified 4 DNA Gene success characteristics that are part of those businesses. However they have also been used by small businesses. 15 business awards have been won by our clients in the UK for outstanding growth who have applied these characteristics to their companies.
At the Seventh Annual Health Law Year in P/Review symposium, leading experts discussed major developments during 2018 and what to watch out for in 2019. Speakers covered hot topics including health policy under the current administration, pharmaceutical policy, and public health law. Featured panels explored "Challenges Facing Health Care General Counsels" and "AI in Health Care."
For more, go to: http://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/details/seventh-annual-health-law-year-in-p-review
The CareBOX Program has combined the power of crowd funding with the simplicity of a registry to provide essential care supplies to cancer patients in need.
Dialexa hosted Dragon Innovation's Co-Founder and CEO Scott Miller in Dallas to give an overview on how to scale hardware companies. This is the presentation from the event February 5, 2014 at Dialexa's headquarters in Dallas.
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We look at the success factors that distinguish great businesses from average ones. We identified 4 DNA Gene success characteristics that are part of those businesses. However they have also been used by small businesses. 15 business awards have been won by our clients in the UK for outstanding growth who have applied these characteristics to their companies.
Dr John Bergman discusses the true CAUSE of the most recent PANDEMIC SCARE...EBOLA! Get the real facts and research studies that reveal the truth about this "dreaded disease". Did you know that Ebola was discovered back in 1976? Why are we JUST NOW hearing about the risk to Americans? Learn 5 simple steps already proven to eliminate Ebola in Africa.
In light of the Ebola Outbreak in Guinea and Liberia the Yale-Tulane ESF-8 Planning and Response Program has produced this special report.The Yale-Tulane ESF #8 Program is a multi-disciplinary, multi-center, graduate-level, program designed to produce ESF #8 planners and responders with standardized skill sets that are consistent with evolving public policy, technologies, and best practices. The group that produced this summary are graduate students from Yale.
In the wake of the rapid spread of the deadly Ebola virus in Liberia, William V.S. Tubman University (TU) has joined the campaign to educate and create awareness about health safety, and prevention against contracting the disease. Ebola plagued West Africa and claimed the lives of of over 800 in Liberia.
This is a small and mostly pictorial presentation which describes the role of community mobilisation in fighting Ebola. The small success stories has been taken from the World Health Organisation site, to have a better understanding of the power of community mobilisation in fighting any disease state, specially in countries of Africa .
In light of the of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa the Yale-Tulane ESF-8 Planning and Response Program has produced this special report.
Since most of our student are not back yet from summer break I reached out to past alumni and members of Team Rubicon to assist in putting this report together.
The report was compiled entirely from open source materials. Please feel free to forward the report to anyone who might be interested.
Any students, past alumni, or volunteers who would like to work on future slides let me know. Assistance is always welcome.
In light of the rise in Ebola Epidemic in West Africa Yale-Tulane ESF-8 Planning and Response Program has produced this special report.. Past alumni, graduate students from Tulane and Yale, and members of Team Rubicon have assisted in putting this report together.
The report was compiled entirely from open source materials. Please feel free to forward the report to anyone who might be interested..
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Yale-Tulane Special Report - Ebola - West Africa - 5 September 2014
Health workers battle trust issues, attacks in Ebola outbreak
1. Health workers battle trust issues, attacks in Ebola outbreak
Health workers, wearing head-to-toe protective gear, prepare for work, outside an isolation unit in
Foya District, Lofa County, Liberia in this July 2014 UNICEF handout photo. Ahmed
Jallanzo/UNICEF via Reuters
In the countries where the Ebola outbreak is at its worst, health workers and clinics have come
under attack from panicked residents who mistakenly blame foreign doctors and nurses for bringing
the virus to remote communities.
In some cases, family members have even removed sick Ebola patients from hospitals.
As news of the disease first spread in Guinea, people quickly blamed the health care workers who
showed up to help because Ebola had never been there before. In April, just a few months after the
outbreak was first discovered, a Doctors Without Borders clinic was attacked.
A spokesman for Doctors Without Borders said at the time: "We understand very well that people are
afraid because it is a new disease here, but these are not favorable working conditions so we are
suspending our activities."
Although Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is still at work in Guinea, the group still occasionally
comes under attack there. The Red Cross has also recently reported an attack on its aid workers
there.
The New York Times reports MSF classifies "12 villages in Guinea as 'red,' meaning they might
harbor Ebola but were inaccessible for safety reasons." The Los Angeles Times reports the number
of hostile villages battling the disease might be as high as 20.
In a press release last week, MSF acknowledged the concerns about visiting local villages, saying
"There continues to be significant fear surrounding Ebola amongst local communities. ... MSF is
working with local authorities and elders to try to ensure safe access to these areas in order to
obtain a clearer picture of whether people are still being infected and dying of the virus."
In Liberia, the aid organization Samaritan's Purse, which had hosted the American doctor who fell ill
with the disease and is currently being treated in Atlanta, said it was forced to shut down operations
after attacks on its workers.
The mistrust of central government and help from outside runs deep in this part of West Africa. All
three countries are relatively fresh off decades of either brutal civil war or iron-fisted dictatorships.