How Germany is training medical staff to fight Ebola
German medical teams are conducting training sessions in East Africa to help local healthcare workers safely treat Ebola patients. The initiative aims to build a sustainable network of expertise to combat the ongoing virus outbreak.
Why it matters
International medical cooperation is critical for containing infectious disease outbreaks that threaten global health security.
Just two days ago, Louise Gotze was in the Ugandan city of Entebbe with her team, sharing her knowledge with around 30 doctors and nurses. She spoke to healthcare professionals about how to care for Ebola patients without becoming infected themselves.
"These training sessions are absolutely essential to ensure that staff do not become infected and that they know how to work safely when they are in the red zone, meaning the area where patients are being treated," Gotze told Euronews.
Around 200 healthcare workers are currently known to have become infected as a result of their work.
According to Charité doctor Maximilian Gertler, between 800 and 1,000 patients are currently infected or receiving treatment at medical facilities in the Ituri and North Kivu regions.
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