Ebola

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Samuel Aranda

Fieldset

Ebola is a deadly disease caused by a highly infectious virus. The initial symptoms (fever, fatigue, headaches) are common, making it difficult to diagnose in the early stages.

Later symptoms include vomiting, diarrhoea, impaired liver and kidney function, and in some cases internal and external bleeding.

There is currently no cure for Ebola. Treatment is limited to supportive therapy – keeping patients hydrated, maintaining their oxygen status and treating any complicating infections.

Saschveen Singh

Doctor

Ebola in DRC: “This has touched my heart forever”

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is fighting an Ebola epidemic – now the second-largest outbreak in history. At the end of her first week on the frontline, Australian doctor Saschveen shares this story of hope…

14 Jan 2019

Saschveen Singh

Doctor

Ebola in DRC: Staying safe in the red zone

Australian doctor Saschveen recently returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is fighting an Ebola epidemic – now the second-largest outbreak of the disease in history. In this blog, she explains how our teams avoid spreading the disease while caring for infected patients.

04 Jan 2019

Saschveen Singh

Doctor

Ebola in DRC: On my way

Australian doctor Saschveen recently returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is fighting an Ebola epidemic – now the second-largest outbreak of the disease in history. In this first blog, she shares her thoughts on the journey to the frontline.

17 Dec 2018

Alpha Diallo

WATSAN

Ebola: "I was terrified of my first time in the high-risk zone. Now I train others."

Three years after the end of the major Ebola epidemic in West Africa, an outbreak of the deadly disease was declared on 1 August 2018 in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In this new fight against Ebola, MSF relies on veteran staff to share their knowledge. One of them is Alpha Diallo, a water and sanitation expert from Guinea.

22 Nov 2018

Luis Encinas

Nurse

Chapter 8 : "Your Excellency, I take you at your word. You will be our first to be vaccinated!”

Luis is a nurse with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). He's in the Democratic Republic of Congo responding to the current Ebola outbreak...

28 Jun 2018

Luis Encinas

Nurse

Chapter Seven: Stop-over in Itipo

Luis heads back to the capital as he works to start a vaccine trial in response to the current Ebola outbreak...

22 Jun 2018

Luis Encinas

Nurse

Chapter Six: The Giant

Luis takes us inside an Ebola treatment centre...

19 Jun 2018

Luis Encinas

Nurse

Chapter Five: Meetings

Working with local officials is a vital part of responding to a health emergency. Luis is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of MSF's response to the Ebola outbreak there.

13 Jun 2018

Luis Encinas

Nurse

Chapter Four: Mbandaka, Week 2, +27 degrees, clear sky

Luis, an Ebola specialist, blogs about the trail of a potential new vaccine, which could protect health care staff during the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

08 Jun 2018

Paul Jawor

WATSAN

The frontline of the fight against Ebola

Paul Jawor is a British water and sanitation specialist who has just returned from Equateur province in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He explains the challenges faced by Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams working in the remote village of Iboko – the frontline of the ongoing Ebola outbreak.

08 Jun 2018

Luis Encinas

Nurse

Chapter Three: First Stage - Mbandaka

Ebola specialist Luis arrives at the heart of the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he'll be joining the MSF team responding to the crisis...

01 Jun 2018