{"id":102540,"date":"2019-01-30T16:06:30","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T21:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/?p=102540"},"modified":"2021-08-09T09:21:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T13:21:19","slug":"samaritans-purse-opens-ebola-treatment-center-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/our-ministry\/samaritans-purse-opens-ebola-treatment-center-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"Samaritan\u2019s Purse Opens Ebola Treatment Center in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Press Release)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BOONE, N.C., Jan. 17, 2018&#8212;<\/strong>Samaritan\u2019s Purse is once again on the front lines battling the latest outbreak of the deadly and highly contagious Ebola virus. Today the international Christian relief organization opened a 20-bed Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) community of Komanda, an area that has seen a recent surge of Ebola cases.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Patients arriving at the Ebola treatment center will be cared for in an isolation unit until lab results are complete. The treatment center can be expanded to 60 beds if needed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><em>\"Ebola is a deadly and vicious virus that has already killed hundreds in the Democratic Republic of Congo,\"<\/em> dijo Franklin Graham, presidente de Samaritan\u2019s Purse. <em>\"We are on the ground doing all we can to help fight this Ebola outbreak. Please pray for everyone affected.\"<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Samaritan\u2019s Purse has been combating Ebola in the DRC since August when the Ministry of Health officially declared the outbreak. In addition to prepositioning the Ebola treatment center for quick deployment, the North Carolina-based organization&mdash;which has been operating in the country for more than eight years&mdash;has provided personal protective equipment, and conducted infection prevention and control trainings at 20 health centers. Samaritan\u2019s Purse is also constructing isolation units at five of the health centers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Samaritan\u2019s Purse has 40 medical and nonmedical staff on the ground responding to what has now become the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history. The staff is providing clinical care as well as public education campaigns focused on awareness and prevention.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4>MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Interview Dr. Elliott Tenpenny, on the ground in the DRC and director of the international health unit for Samaritan\u2019s Purse.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Interview Ken Isaacs, vice president of programs and government relations for Samaritan\u2019s Purse, who led the organization\u2019s efforts to treat and prevent Ebola during the massive outbreak in Liberia in 2014. Isaacs also led the effort to evacuate Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Interview Brock Kreitzburg, Ebola response manager and director of the international disaster response unit for Samaritan\u2019s Purse.<\/li>\r\n\r\n<p>During the height of the Ebola outbreak in Liberia in 2014, Samaritan\u2019s Purse operated an Ebola treatment center\u2014giving hands-on patient care\u2014and 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<p>Based in Boone, North Carolina Samaritan's 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/\">samaritanspurse.org<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"clear:both\">&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/es\/our-ministry\/newsroom\/\" target=\"\" class=\"sc-button lightblue-button left-button\"><span>RETURN TO NEWSROOM<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BOONE, N.C., Jan. 17, 2018&#8212;Samaritan\u2019s Purse is once again on the front lines battling the latest outbreak of the deadly and highly contagious Ebola virus. 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