MSF treating Ebola in Sierra Leone

MSF Ebola

                                         

Ebola is an infectious and generally and generally fatal disease marked by fever and several internal bleeding, spread through contact with infected body fluids by filovirus (Ebola Virus) whose normal host species is unknown  (Link).

Spreads by

1. Blood products
2. Animal Insects bites or stings
3. By saliva
4. By touching contaminated surface.

Msf started treating Ebola since the start of the epidemic. They set out Ebola medical treatment centers, starting out with the countries that were the most affected which were Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

Doctors Celebrating Ebola Free Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

MSF started activities to Ebola activities to help battle the epidemic. Sierra Leone was originally declared Ebola free in November 7th 2015 but later on they there happened to be another death. Early this year Leone was declared ebola free in March 17th 2016. MSF still has Non-ebola activities happening in Leone just to help with the health care system.

More information after recovering from ebola Life after Ebola

Lidia Garcia

Fit to Work for MSF

Nurses

Nurses are very important and needed for the organization. A registered nurse in MSF can have many different tasks. Nurses can operate a feeding center, be in charge of data collection, organization of the hospital, management on drug stocks and many more. A registered nurse practitioner has to be able to live through risky environments. To work in MSF for anyone should be something you like to do because you like helping people, not because you would like to travel. Getting a job in MSF could be harder than getting their first nursing job because of the requirements. The requirements which amongst those are the basic diploma and license requirement, two year work experience, and a two year international (traveling) work experience.

 Basic Requirements to work for MSF

                  

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Surgeons

 Surgeons in MSF also help with surgical organizations. They have to meet the requirement like everyone else. Have the 2 year experience in the field and also the international traveling experience. Surgeons are not advised in time since emergencies happen so they have be ready to go at all times. Should have experience in one of these two general trauma surgery or orthopedic surgery.

More information on requirements click here.

Wanting to work in  MSF is something that should grow in you. You have to mentally prepared to work for MSF because it comes with different scenarios and surprises. You should understand that they may be risks working with MSF but it can be a life changing experience. One day I hope I’ll get to experience working for MSF.

Lidia Garcia