These photos and videos show the command centers,ambulances and safe burial sites, some of the logistical frontlines in diagnosing, and treating and preventing Ebola in Sierra Leone. The disease has killed thousands throughout West Africa. In the early stages of the outbreak,there were not enough staff to respond calls to the Sierra Leone national hotline number, 117. Even when calls were answered, and there were not enough vehicles or trained people to man them and respond. This meant that when people died of Ebola,it could take days for the burial teams to reach and in that time there was a very tall risk of other family members being infected. Working closely with the Sierra Leone army and the National Ebola Response Centre, World Vision and other aid organizations are working to ensure that a much more robust system is in place to 1) bury the dead safely and with dignity, or 2) get people who are showing signs of the disease to holding centers for testing,3) get people who test positive to treatment centers as quickly as possible to give them the best chance of recovery. World Vision is managing burial teams and coordinating the command and control centers in several areas. The aid organization will also open assisting in the management of ambulances used for taking people to holding centers and treatment centers as well.
Source: cnn.com