This poster’s audience is the general community in Sierra Leone. It shows signs and symptoms of Ebola and clearly calls people with symptoms to go to a health facility. It has a clear call to action, includes a phone number to call for help, and good use of graphics that makes it appropriate for low-literacy populations.
CDC Infographic with basic information on Ebola’s cause, spread, means of transmission and symptoms.
CDC Infographic describing contact tracing protocol in the Ebola response.
Messages from the White House on Ebola.
Videos from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the Ebola outbreak.
Three public service announcements (PSAs) by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Ebola stigma, contact tracing and resilience.
Follow this link to a set of 7 radio messages in different languages (English, French, and 11 other languages). Radio messages include spots on prevention, risk, and stigma. Transcripts are included. These spots will be most useful when read by a local voice and adapted for local dialect and context.
This poster has the signs and symptoms of the virus as well as the actions that a person should take in case of having the signs or symptoms. The community is encouraged to tell a community leader or call a hotline. The community is advise to not hide someone who is sick.
UNICEF Ebola Prevention Poster.
Things Everyone Should Know and Do is a flip book from UNICEF and partners for interpersonal communication.
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