Do Not Let My Death from Ebola Take You Too

Do Not Let My Death From Ebola  You Too is a deeply moving animated video created by Chocolate Moose Media (https://chocmoose.com/), written and directed by Firdaus Kharas, OC, for Harper Hill Global (https://www.harperhill.global/). The video speaks directly to families and communities facing one of the most painful realities of Ebola: the death of someone they love. It is currently available in East Africa English, Uganda English, French, Congolese Swahili, Lingala, Luganda, and Lugbara in low and high resolution.

With tenderness, dignity and emotional clarity, the video acknowledges the natural human desire to bring a loved one home, to hold them, to wash the body, to kiss them goodbye and to honor them according to familiar traditions. But it then delivers a lifesaving message: with Ebola, love must be expressed differently. The last act of love is not touch. It is protection.

The video explains, in a compassionate and culturally sensitive way, that Ebola can hide inside grief. It can spread through the very acts that normally express devotion: an embrace, a washing, a final kiss. Rather than blaming families or attacking tradition, the video reframes safe burial as an act of love, faith and honour. It reassures viewers that the soul of the person who has died is not dishonoured when trained hands carry the body safely. God sees the love, the tears, the prayers and the goodbye spoken from a distance.

This is public health communication at its most humane. It does not lecture. It comforts. It does not frighten people into obedience. It helps them understand that protecting the living is the final gift they can give to the dead.

The message is simple, urgent and unforgettable: Honor the dead. Protect the living. Let love save lives.

The video is free to view, download and use, making it a powerful resource for churches, clinics, schools, community health workers, broadcasters, humanitarian organizations, local leaders and families in Ebola-affected communities.

 

Video: Learning, to Prevent the Next Outbreak

Last month, the USAID-funded MEASURE Evaluation Project released a video, available in both English and French, reflecting on the 2014 Ebola response within Guinea. Details below from their description:

Guinea was ground zero for the 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus, and health experts were concerned that other critical health issues such as routine care for maternal and child health, might suffer because of clinic closures or fears of contracting the virus. MEASURE Evaluation conducted a rapid assessment to understand better the effects of Ebola and published a journal article on the results, authored by Janine Barden O’Fallon, Alimou Barry, Paul Brodish, and Jack Hazerjian. Read it at measureevaluation.org/resources/publications/ja-15-198.

Regardez la vidéo en français ici.

Humanitarian Newsletter #16

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africa united

Africa United: Trust Your Health Worker Poster ft. Yaya Toure (Manchester City/Ivory Coast)

africa unitedAfrica United is a global team of football stars, celebrities, international health bodies and other organizations committed to stopping the spread of Ebola and building a healthier West Africa. Africa United provides critical education, resources and solidarity to those affected by Ebola in West Africa.

Our mission is to help stop the spread of Ebola and protect individuals and communities in affected areas by:

  • Driving adherence to positive behavior change messages tailored to current needs
  • Instilling confidence in health workers continued efforts in the community
  • Catalyzing resource mobilization from public and corporate sources
  • Coordinating a synergies amongst government leaders, local NGOs and international humanitarian response organizations

Africa United launched in the fall of 2014 to meet a critical need for support and behavior change messages, and uses the power of celebrity – African footballers – to deliver these messages through media, sports, health and governmental distribution partners. The campaign has produced and distributed a series of videos, radio spots and print materials (e.g., posters, football cards, notebooks) that feature locally influential celebrities delivering health and support messages, and we work closely with CDC in-country teams and NGO partners to adapt materials to rapidly changing needs. To view or download the materials, please visit www.WeAreAfricaUnited.org.

Africa United: Trust Your Health Worker Poster ft. Yaya Toure (Manchester City/Ivory Coast)