Tag: disaster response

Increased Ebola Awareness Efforts

August 8, 2014

The number of Ebola cases in N’Zérékoré, Guinea is increasing and there is much fear in the general population. In response to the growing epidemic, the staff at Eau de la Vie, a local non-government organization launched by CAMA that now administers Hope Clinic, feel that it is imperative to expand their Ebola awareness training […]

First Suspected Ebola Patient at Hope Clinic

August 7, 2014

Updated: The first suspected Ebola patient has been moved from Hope Clinic to a larger hospital. Note 8/28/2014: CAMA has since learned that the suspected Ebola patient was immediately referred to the WHO representatives at the larger provincial hospital and did not remain at Hope Clinic. There has been no word as to whether the patient tested positive […]

Ebola Confirmed Near Hope Clinic

August 4, 2014

Cases of the Ebola virus have now been confirmed in N’Zérékoré, the provincial capital located just a few miles from Hope Clinic in southern Guinea. While no cases have been seen at Hope Clinic itself, staff are now implementing higher-level precautions. In addition, Eau de la Vie (the non-government organization that CAMA helped launch and which now […]

CAMA Invited to Provide Crisis Training in Sarajevo

July 11, 2014

CAMA Kosovo worker Lisa Ramsey was invited to provide training for Red Cross volunteers responding to the severe flooding in Bosnia. Below is a translation of an interview she gave to the Bosnian news agency FENA regarding the training seminars. American Psychologist: People in Bosnia and Herzegovina are strong, but the floods brought great pain. […]