Ebola Vaccine Study
The Liberia-US Joint Clinical Research Partnership, what it is, what organizations are involved, and more on the Ebola Vaccine Study.
The Liberia-US Joint Clinical Research Partnership, what it is, what organizations are involved, and more on the Ebola Vaccine Study.
The first of a series of graphic stories about Ebola that covers prevention and seeking early care. This tool is used by IOM and county based partners to raise awareness and encourage positive responses within communities in Liberia. It . It was developed with the guidance of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, WHO and UNICEF.
Download the full version here Comic Book: Ebola_ Spread the Message, Not the Virus
This trend shows daily new cases confirmed by blood samples; not all suspected and probable cases. Since August the trend went up above 60 and then back down. But not to zero. It stayed around 10 new cases per day. The hunt can not stop until it reaches zero.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zoC2JMgttw&w=560&h=315]More Than Me (MTM) works in the West Point slum of Liberia to get girls off the street and into school. Due to the Ebola outbreak, MTM had to shut down its academy and is now running an Ebola Response plan for West Point. Through fear and heartache, these girls hold tight to their dreams. And we can’t let Ebola get in the way of that.
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In response to the Ebola epidemic, More Than Me purchased an ambulance and trained a team to run it. A team of nine men risk their lives every day to help their community. Meet the brave Liberians who have stepped up to be on the front lines of the battle against Ebola.
[vimeo 108892082 w=500 h=281]The is the latest Version of the Ebola Message Guidance Package developed for Communication and Social Mobilization in Liberia.
The purpose of this guidance package is to provide government agencies, response committees and teams, media outlets, partners, and community leaders with accurate and consistent information to use for when communicating about Ebola in Liberia. All are encouraged to share this document widely as a guide for all communicating about Ebola.
The messages should be adapted to audiences and into Liberia’s local languages and vernaculars as they are shared through local community networks and organizations. Monitoring of audience response for effectiveness and needed refinement is encouraged.
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