Médecins Sans Frontières - Ebola in Foya, Lofa county, northern Liberia

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB13285

Date taken / Date Recorded 06/10/2014 1:00 AM

Country Liberia

Detailed location Foya

Commissioning section MSF-SWITZERLAND

Photographer / videographer / producer Martin Zinggl

Copyright Martin Zinggl/MSF

Usage Rights (MSF) External Media, MSF Fundraising, MSF Publications, Social Media

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Editor's rating ★★★★★ (C)

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Additional Information / Shotlist In Foya, in Lofa county, northern Liberia MSF is running an Ebola management centre in the area alongside the Guinean border, where patients receive supportive care. The teams also provide psychological support to patients and relatives, run several outreach activities, such as health promotion, safe burial practices, and an ambulance service. Outreach activities are being carried out south of Foya, where most cases are coming from, as well as to the east and south of the town of Voinjama, a two-hour drive from Foya. In addition MSF is training health staff, especially health promoters for community education. In nearby Voinjama, MSF is also training MoH staff of the hospital on triage of patients.In Foya, in Lofa county, northern Liberia MSF is running an Ebola management centre in the area alongside the Guinean border, where patients receive supportive care. The teams also provide psychological support to patients and relatives, run several outreach activities, such as health promotion, safe burial practices, and an ambulance service. Outreach activities are being carried out south of Foya, where most cases are coming from, as well as to the east and south of the town of Voinjama, a two-hour drive from Foya. In addition MSF is training health staff, especially health promoters for community education. In nearby Voinjama, MSF is also training MoH staff of the hospital on triage of patients.