WHO has declared this epidemic an international emergency. It's not too late to help meet the critical needs of our partners and their communities that have been impacted by the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. World Harvest develops a proposal "Emergency Disaster Relief and Community Awareness and Sensitization on the Prevention & Precautions of the Ebola Epidemic Disease" to significantly enhance, educate and capacitate the local communities. We will be doing mission outrea
After conducting some face-to-face oral interviews with key informants from local districts, a combination of factors seems to increase Ebola susceptibility among the communities; Poverty, near neglect by service caregiver sectors Generally poor health and hygiene status in the communities they live. Access to proper and free health care is difficult for local community Most have received but little Ebola education, they have low levels of knowledge and awareness due to the fact
The Single Leg Amputee Sports Association - SLASA had developed a proposal "Disaster Relief and Community Awareness on the Prevention & Precautions of the Ebola Epidemic Disease in Sierra Leone". The project significantly enhance the capacities of the Single Leg Amputee footballers to deal effectively with the Ebola pandemic and take appropriate action to protect themselves, their peers and families from this disease in five (5) district communities.
The overall goal of the disaster relief and Ebola disease prevention project is to reach people with disability with adequate and wholistic supports and accurate information on Ebola pandemic protective behaviours (Avoiding deadly bush meats, washing of hands before touching foods, avoid shake hands, avoid congestions) and without procrastination the reporting of suspected Ebola victim through symptoms.
