Ebola epidemic federal government sends experts

Fight against Ebola: Federal Government sends German experts to Africa

09/06/2014

In the fight against the rampant Ebola epidemic, the German government wants to send German infection control experts to Africa. They should help that „medical staff in hospitals dealing with highly contagious diseases like Ebola“ to train, explained the Federal Minister of Health.

German experts for infection control
In the fight against the Ebola epidemic, which has been rampant for months in several countries in West Africa, the German government now wants to send German infection protection experts to Africa. According to a report by the news agency dpa, Minister of Health Hermann Gröhe (CDU) announced a training program for medical personnel in the crisis areas. Opposite the „Rheinische Post“ from Saturday he said: „With the help of German experts, the medical staff in the hospitals is being trained in dealing with highly contagious diseases such as Ebola.“

Detect illness quickly
The politician explained that it was about it, „To quickly recognize an Ebola disease, to provide the patients with good and safe and to ensure that further infection is avoided“. An infection can be detected among other things by the typical Ebola symptoms such as fever, diarrhea, nausea or internal and external bleeding. The training program was to be developed with the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). Gröhe emphasized: „The helpers on the ground are crucial for reducing the spread of Ebola.“

Already over 2,000 dead by Ebola
Germany has so far supported international aid efforts with 2.4 million euros. However, the United Nations recently sent an Ebola emergency call to the international community. Over the next few months, emergency aid amounting to 460 million euros would be needed. About a week ago came from the side of the aid organization „Doctors Without Borders“ severe criticism of the behavior of the industrial nations in the fight against the epidemic. It was "not much happened" t. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), "2,097 people have died of Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone alone in the three most seriously affected countries". (Ad)