Showing posts with label West Africa; Ebola; Red Cross; Volunteers; Safe Burials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label West Africa; Ebola; Red Cross; Volunteers; Safe Burials. Show all posts

Thursday, June 22, 2017

EBOLA OUTBREAK: Ebola Burial Teams Dramatically Cut West Africa Outbreak: Study

Efforts of Red Cross volunteers to properly bury highly contagious bodies potentially averted as many as 10,452 Ebola cases
Red Cross volunteers prevented a significant number of Ebola cases during the 2013-2016 epidemic in West Africa by using safe burial techniques, according to a study released Thursday.