BOONE, N.C., Jan. 9, 2018 –<\/strong>Dozens of medical personnel from across the country are converging in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, training to fight the deadly Ebola virus ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Forty medical and nonmedical staff are already in the DRC preparing to open a 20-bed Ebola treatment center. This week\u2019s training will prepare staff to join colleagues already on the front lines.<\/p>\r\n\r\n During this multiday training, they will learn how to protect themselves against the highly contagious virus while providing expert patient care.<\/p>\r\n\r\n \"Samaritan\u2019s Purse has been combatting Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo since August when the outbreak was officially declared,\"<\/em> dijo Franklin Graham, presidente de Samaritan\u2019s Purse. \"As the lethal virus continues to spread, we are ramping up our response\u2014preparing to open an expandable treatment center and training healthcare workers. We are doing all we can to show God\u2019s love to people who are suffering.\"<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n Ebola Preparedness Training—readying to treat patients in the DRC<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n \r\nThursday, Jan. 10, 1:30 \u2013 3:30 p.m. \r\n\r\nSamaritan\u2019s Purse North Wilkesboro Facility Kaitlyn Lahm, 828.406.0365<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n More than 350 people have already died, making this the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history. Samaritan\u2019s Purse is conducting public education campaigns focused on awareness and prevention and will soon be providing clinical care.<\/p>\r\n\r\n During the height of the Ebola outbreak in Liberia in 2014, Samaritan\u2019s Purse operated an Ebola treatment center—giving hands-on patient care—and combatted infection rates by providing hygiene training and prevention education to affected communities. Through a massive public education campaign, which included thousands of church leaders, Samaritan\u2019s Purse provided potentially life-saving information to more than 1.6 million people. <\/p>\r\n\r\n Based in Boone, North Carolina, Samaritan\u2019s Purse responds to the physical and spiritual needs of individuals in crisis situations\u2014especially in locations where few others are working. Led by President and CEO Franklin Graham, Samaritan\u2019s Purse works in more than 100 countries to provide aid to victims of war, disease, disaster, poverty, famine and persecution. For more information, visit samaritanspurse.org<\/a>. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\nWHAT:<\/h4>\r\n
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