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WANGATA EBOLA TREATMENT CENTRE

Haemorrhagic fevers

Ebola, Lassa and Marburg haemorrhagic fevers are rare but deadly, spreading fear and panic. Caring for infected patients and affected communities is crucial for a response to be effective.

Outbreaks can kill 25 to 90 per cent of those infected. Until recently, there were no tools to prevent or treat Ebola; today a preventive vaccine and curative drugs are available. MSF has responded in almost all reported outbreaks over the past years.

The 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa was unprecedented: 67 times the size of the largest previously recorded outbreak, it reached urban areas, and killed more than 11,300 people. Hundreds of health workers died, decimating the already-struggling healthcare systems of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.

Since then, the Democratic Republic of Congo has experienced a succession of outbreaks since March 2018.

Quick facts about Ebola and Marburg

 
Sierra Leone - Health Promotion in Freetown

Fighting Ebola in the slums of Freetown

Voices from the Field 29 Apr 2015
 
Sierra Leone - Health Promotion in Freetown

Promoting health at the heart of the communities

Voices from the Field 29 Apr 2015
 
Guinea/Liberia - Ebola outbreak: Cross-borders supply
Haemorrhagic fevers

Tackling the epidemic across country borders

Project Update 16 Apr 2015
 
Hellen Morris
Haemorrhagic fevers

Ebola: Living in the aftermath

Voices from the Field 13 Apr 2015
 
Sierra Leone: Life after Ebola
Haemorrhagic fevers

Surviving Survival - Life after recovery

Project Update 13 Apr 2015
 
Sierra Leone: Life after Ebola
Haemorrhagic fevers

The art of survival

Voices from the Field 13 Apr 2015
 
MSF Rebooting Public Health System in Liberia
Liberia

Rebooting public health services

Voices from the Field 2 Apr 2015
 
Haemorrhagic fevers

Crisis update - 23 March 2015

Crisis Update 24 Mar 2015
 
Ebola in Paynesville, Liberia
Haemorrhagic fevers

Ebola: Pushed to the limit and beyond

Report 23 Mar 2015
Advanced HIV management in Homa Bay
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