Thursday, November 06, 2014

USAToday: U.S. Uniformed officers to treat Ebola patients in Liberia


USAToday: U.S. Uniformed officers to treat Ebola patients in Liberia

President Obama has assured Americans that none of the nearly 4,000 U.S. troops heading to Liberia will treat Ebola patients, but 70 uniformed officers of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps will.

The corps, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, will open a clinic outside the Liberian capital, Monrovia, this weekend and is tasked with treating Liberian doctors and nurses who contract the deadly disease. It is the first time U.S. government personnel have been given that assignment, although all volunteered.

For those local medical personnel willing to treat Ebola patients — among the most dangerous of jobs — the new clinic is a means of support, Rear Adm. Scott Giberson, acting U.S. deputy surgeon general, said Wednesday in a phone interview from Liberia.

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Swazi Observer: Nurses will not attend to Ebola patients - SWADNU

....in what can be seen as a disregard for the Nightingale Pledge which they took before being admitted to the profession, Mamba said nurses would not risk their lives attending to anybody suspected to be infected with the infectious disease which has ravaged some parts of West Africa infecting more than 4 000 people in its wake

ALL healthcare workers have been advised not to attend to anyone with or showing symptoms similar to that of Ebola.
Swaziland Democratic Nurses Union (SWADNU) President Bheki Mamba said this during a press conference held at Umtfunti Guest House yesterday afternoon

SaudiGazette: OIC-IDB announce assistance to Ebola-hit countries

In addition to financial pledges, assistance also includes material resources, equipment and supplies, as well as trained heath workers and associated workforce.

The package of assistance announced by the IDB for development to Guinea amounts to $45 million through two agreements of which $10 million is for poverty alleviation and $34 million for supporting health programs including $6 million for fighting Ebola

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Swazi Observer: Nurses will not attend to Ebola patients - SWADNU 11/6/2014

....in what can be seen as a disregard for the Nightingale Pledge which they took before being admitted to the profession, Mamba said nurses would not risk their lives attending to anybody suspected to be infected with the infectious disease which has ravaged some parts of West Africa infecting more than 4 000 people in its wake

ALL healthcare workers have been advised not to attend to anyone with or showing symptoms similar to that of Ebola.
Swaziland Democratic Nurses Union (SWADNU) President Bheki Mamba said this during a press conference held at Umtfunti Guest House yesterday afternoon

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SaudiGazette: OIC-IDB announce assistance to Ebola-hit countries Last updated: Wednesday, November 05, 2014 8:45 PM

In addition to financial pledges, assistance also includes material resources, equipment and supplies, as well as trained heath workers and associated workforce.

The package of assistance announced by the IDB for development to Guinea amounts to $45 million through two agreements of which $10 million is for poverty alleviation and $34 million for supporting health programs including $6 million for fighting Ebola

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