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TWO IRISH AID workers from Goal are travelling to Sierre Leone this weekend to scale up the charity’s response to the outbreak of Ebola.
The support team will travel to areas that have been the worst affected by the outbreak.
Speaking to TheJournal.ie, Darren Hanniffy, senior manager of Goal Dublin, said they are seeing a worrying increase in the spread of the disease.
While he said while the government and aid workers were doing their best, they were struggling to cope and respond in some areas.
Sierre Leone
Hanniffy added that Sierre Leone is one of the worst countries impacted by the spread of the disease, namely because they have never had the disease in the country before and there is little education about it.
The spread is worrying. The number of reported cases is increasing dramatically, but there are far more cases going unreported.
He said that they will be joining two other Goal colleagues who are already in the region stating that containment is key to stopping the spread of the disease.
Panic
“There is massive panic and worry in communities, however the more panic there is the more the disease spreads. We need to educate the communities about how best to handle the crisis, how they should manage and respond to people that have been diagnosed as well as how to manage the burials appropriately,” he said.
“There is no cure for Ebola with patients given a 60% chance of dying from the disease,” said Hanniffy.
Health workers
When asked was he concerned about his own health, he said that it was something that Goal had to respond to.
The death of health care workers is really worrying. I believe our staff are very brave and courageous in the work they do and how they overcome their fear of the virus by getting out there and meeting with communities affected by this crisis.They are educating communities and bringing them strength and I am very proud of them.
He added that they are very confident that the Ebola virus can be beaten. “With basic, simple practices, we can beat the disease by containing it. It is key that there is early reporting of cases, proper management of the sick, and particularly the dead in a controlled way. We must also ensure the people understand the disease and exactly what it means,” he added.
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A fantastic result. No longer will the law or our constitution consider religion above criticism and proper scrutiny.
@Good enough for Jehovah: watch Fry and Hitchens debate on YouTube
Truly brilliant
Well done everyone who voted YES. Another small step towards a truly secular state.
@The Risen: We need to make sure our idiot politicians maintain freedom of speech from now on.
@Daniel Donovan: and some of the idiots like @TheRisen who push a SF agenda. They got stuffed in this presidential election.
@Brendan Kernan: in fairness he mentioned several times that he planned to spoil his vote in the Presidential election by writing ‘GOD’ on the ballot
And thats all that really matters to the insecure Irish…meantime, the banana republic operates unchallenged!!
@John Smith: Not to mention that the few days that the dail will be in session over the next year will be squandered now on changing various laws to suit this newly changed constitution. How much will the legal advice bill go up by? We’re only greesing the wheels of the banana republic.
@John Smith: that really irritates me too about the Irish. The pathologically need to be liked or accepted by other nations. It’s a deep seated inferiority complex. They love the pat on the head from their “superiors”. Drives me nuts. Then when something goes “wrong” and we are harshly judged my other nations it’s the coin flipped – aren’t we a terrible people, the worst little nation in the world.
@David Patrick Cahill: Whaddya on about?
@Bríd Gallagher: The need for validation or acceptance or to be liked. The obsession with how others view us. Its an Irish trait that annoys me. I voted to remove blasphemy from the constitution but at same time I don’t care how the outside world views the result of the referendum. Its a recurring theme very time we have a referendum. We rush to see how other nation’s have reacted to the result. Have you not noticed this?
@David Patrick Cahill: Not even when it could mean life or death to people abroad?
Speaking as someone who was almost expelled from a Gaeltacht for reading a book that was only disapproved of, I’m not surprised that some people vaguely think it might have been a good way to enforce some sort of control over others.
@David Patrick Cahill: Speak for yourself, I dont suffer from cultural cringe.
@David Patrick Cahill: why let it bother you David? Surely you wouldn’t waste your time reading and commenting on the article if the international reaction is irrelevant to you?
about time too !! No religion is above scrutiny !!
@Chris Cantwell: careful now ,say that to the wrong person and you could end up with your head …. ( fill in blanks yourself) !
@Siobhán Ni Mhurchú: Off down to the local Mosque. Wish be luck
The more liberal society becomes it appears the more intolerant people become. I thought it was supposed to be the other way around.
@Aine O Connor: So true
@Aine O Connor: Ain’t that the truth. The illiberal liberals.
The atheists are in their element, Ireland of the saints and scholars no longer applies (hasn’t in years anyway) so when are they going to target the Angelus at 6pm on radio and television, Christmas is safe for the moment as its only about consumer spending for most.
@Charles Coughlan: ‘ so when are they going to target the Angelus at 6pm on radio and television’
Well it’s a long weekend so we’ll probably pick things up from next Tuesday.
@Charles Coughlan: Christmas originated as a Pagan festival anyway not a Christian one
@Charles Coughlan: I wish they could be called “Secularists” instead.
I am sure there are plenty of atheists who don’t give a crap either way, and not the least bit militant about ultimately irrelevant things like this.
Hope it passes, but European Court of Human Rights said defaming Mo “exceeds the limits of free expression” So religious rights trumps human rights in the European Human Rights just as we join Spain in reject blasphemy.
Crazy that it’s 2018 and saying that God does not exist is only now going out the bleedin window.
Madness
@andyearley: of course he exists – where do you think chocolate comes from.
@Etherman: Easter bunny’s ass
@Etherman: and hell exists. That’s where marzipan and mince pies come from
Another big do about a non-issue. Anything rather than tackle real problems
Should have been an ecumenical matter.
Now do what England does and call it a hate crime to say something a bit critical about 1 religion that can’t take any criticism
I do love Stephen fry
@Drahcir Neirbo: you are alike
@Michael Maher: thanks although I’m nowhere as clever as he, thanks
A liberal tolerant Ireland that’s happy to kill precious unborn babies. How wrong. How very very very sad.
@Bernard Byrne: ok hun?
@Bernard Byrne: Feel free to incubate them in your own womb Bernard.
Great, now who’s coming to my Draw Muhammad contest?
@Harry Dunn: count me in but will use a nom de plume just in case oh I get it now signed Justin casey
Does this mean I can curse in the comments section?
@Paddy Kavanagh: Wow what a life! The epitome of freedom is saying bad words on the journal.ie.
@Bríd Gallagher: yep
Language is subjective. No good language, no bad language. Just language
I think that the verdict of the vote on blasphemy is not good, this country is going downhill fast, Ireland was a very religious country but now it is not so, I serve in the church and I believe in God and so do a lot of eastern Europeans, Ireland is bending to the whims of the unbelievers if we do or say anything we are bad, but if they say or do anything it is ok for them. Ireland is gone from being a very religious country to being a soft touch, in a period of 2 years
“Now listen very carefully as I will only say this once”!
“OUCH , what did you do that for?”
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