Hello Demba,

I spent the last two weeks of Ramadan in Freetown, Sierra Leone and I have seen some of the defenses against Ebola, namely, Chlorine solution at the entrance of every public building (wash your hands any time you enter or leave) and hand sanitizers for the affluent.

So far none of these have proven any match to Ebola for a number of reasons. I) Africa is a very animated society. We want to shake hands, share things (all of these must be controlled) if we are to stop the spread. Several times I heard myself joking about “not being allowed to shake hands”. Many officials understood as wise precaution but its really hard to break this habit. Also Ebola goes against how folks there deal with the sick and the dead.  Ebola require total quarantine (no exception).   Another is law and order breaks down pretty quick at distant locations (areas far removed from central authority). While there word had it that some medical staff abandoned posts for fear of contracting. Who can blame them? Dealing with an Ebola patient borders suicidal if you are not in the modern world (no gloves, not chlorine to sanitize),

 

As for what it means for the Gambia, I say Gambians are no more exposed than another. In fact they are insulated as air travel and now land travels are controlled. Eventually the disease will burn itself out as people learn the hard way to do awy with practices that are incompatible to Ebola.  ways folks tried to deal with the Ebola threat.

 

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Subject: [G_L] Threat of Ebola Virus on Gambia!! Expert counsel needed

 

Dear all,

The Ebola virus has already killed thousands of people in Africa. There is unconfirmed reports of one case detected in Senegal. Gambia is equally vulnerable as people move across the region. We should therefore take the threat of Ebola very seriously. We all know Gambia does not have a robust healthcare system and government is ill prepared to deal with any national crisis. 

 

In light of this national emergency, we are seeking to speak to Medical doctors from the Gambia, the sub-region and others who have studied tropical medicine. If you know any medical doctors or other experts in this field please in box us or email [log in to unmask] with contact information so we can speak to them.. Take away the politics and focus on what could potentially happen to our people! We are making efforts to speak to WHO officials in Gambia and the UN to this effect. Again please help spread the word and let's safe lives before it is too late.

 

To our professors connected with medical research and academia please help pass the word to people with expertise in this area. Send us an email at [log in to unmask] or phone call at 425-319-0884...

 

We appreciate all your help and support.

 

Thanks

Demba for Gainako team.. 

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