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In Ebola Crisis, Medicine and Gear Saved Lives

Contributed by AmeriCares With Care, a Baby Survives Ebola When a tiny 18-month-old baby girl arrived at the Ebola treatment unit in Sinje, Liberia, last February, she remained unconscious for four days. As the staff cared for the baby, they worried: It is rare for children this young to survive Ebola. Limited by the time they could be in full protective gear and with the baby, doctors also watched the tiny patient on security cameras. “We were never sure if she was breathing or not, so we would zoom in on her stomach to see if it was rising and falling,” says the treatment center’s…

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Partnering to Protect Health Workers From Ebola

Prepared by AmeriCares Almost a full year since the largest Ebola outbreak in history began, the the epidemic’s death toll has passed 9,000. The greatest number of fatalities have occurred in Liberia and Sierra Leone; in recent weeks, there has been an increase in cases in Guinea. From the start of the crisis, AmeriCares has provided under-resourced hospitals and health facilities with the supplies they need to combat the outbreak,…

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Clorox Sends Bleach to Help in Ebola Fight

By Naomi Greer Like so many others, Clorox employees have been following the news recently, eager to help with the growing public health crisis in West Africa. We have a product recommended to help prevent the spread of viruses like Ebola, but how do we get it to the people who need it thousands of miles away — and make sure they understand how to use it properly?…
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