Avazz up.dat!!!

Den hemska sjukdomen Ebola fortsätter att skövla liv och allt fler och fler insjuknar. Men vi kan alla vara med och förbättre chanserna för de drabbade och förhindra kommande spridning:
 
In the last two weeks, thousands of courageous members of our movement have volunteered to fly to West Africa and help contain the deadly Ebola virus. It's an act of heroism and a testament to the interdependence we all feel as part of this global community.

But not all of us could travel or have the right skills to help, so Avaaz asked one of the leading frontline organisations what else the 39 million of us could do to support these health workers to save lives and stem the spread. Their response was so simple, tangible and tragic it nearly made me cry: sanitation materials - gloves, soap, chlorine; personal protective equipment (PPE) kits; ambulances; and beds, equipment and supplies for the Ebola Treatment Centres.
 
It's practically criminal the international community still hasn't managed to get enough of these basics in. But we can help! PPE kits cost $280 USD -- and as elements of the kits are thrown away after each use, health staff will go through over 15,000 PPE kits in just a month! $50,000 USD could buy, deliver and equip an ambulance.
 
So basically, if just 50,000 of us give just $20 USD right now, we could buy 10 ambulances and 2,000 hazard suits. And the frontline organisations can likely get the gear out fast enough for local and international doctors and nurses, and the amazing volunteers from our community, to have a chance to get ahead of the Ebola virus before the window to stem the outbreak closes.
 
Click below to pledge a donation to stop Ebola -- pledges won't be processed until there's enough to make a difference:
 
YES, I'LL PLEDGE kr15

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YES, I'LL PLEDGE kr120

YES, I'LL PLEDGE kr240

To pledge an amount other than the ones listed above, click here.
 
This is the scene: entire health systems are collapsing under the strain. Local health workers have died trying to treat patients without the right gear. And the international response has been inadequate -- a few of the richest nations in the world have committed fewer medics than the number of Avaaz members who have offered to volunteer. Right now the UN expects 10,000 new cases of Ebola a week, and there are only 4,300 beds pledged to treat them!
Governments are slowly starting to move, thanks to the intense public attention on the crisis, but most are not delivering fast enough. The scary truth is the UN says we only have weeks to contain this or millions may be under threat. That's why us pledging now is so important -- if we all chip in fast, Avaaz could provide the funds we raise to the frontline organisations within hours of reaching our goal.
Here's what we could help purchase:
  • $2 USD could purchase soap to prevent an infection.
  • $29 USD could provide training for a teacher on Ebola prevention so that children learn how to keep safe from the disease.
  • $280 USD could pay for a full personal protective equipment kit to allow frontline health workers to more safely care for people with Ebola.
  • $50,000 USD could buy, deliver and equip an ambulance.
  • $120,500 USD could provide the equipment and supplies needed to help set up a 50-bed treatment centre.
Avaaz is working with several humanitarian organisations in the field, and consulting with the governments of Liberia and Sierra Leone. Together, we can support those in the thick of the battle against Ebola. Join in by clicking below. Our pledges will only be collected if we raise enough to make a difference:                 
 
Our response to this deadly disease now not only could save lives, it defines who we are -- a global community that believes in and acts on the threads that tie us together as one people.  The Avaaz volunteer heroes have shown that each of our lives is worth risking everything for. Let's support their beautiful humanity wherever we are by pitching in, before this dangerous window closes.

With appreciation for all we have built together,

Alice, Mia, Ricken, Emma, Patricia, Ari, Emily and the whole Avaaz team 


MORE INFORMATION:
 
Up to 1.4m people could be infected with Ebola by January, CDC warns (The Guardian)
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/sep/23/ebola-cdc-millions-infected-quarantine-africa-epidemic 

New Ebola Cases May Soon Reach 10,000 a Week, Officials Predict (New York Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/world/africa/ebola-epidemic-who-west-africa.html

Despite New Pledges, Aid to Fight Ebola Lagging (Inter Press Service)
http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/09/despite-new-pledges-aid-to-fight-ebola-lagging/

Known Cases and Outbreaks of Ebola Virus Disease, in Chronological Order (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/history/chronology.html

Spread of Ebola in West Africa outpaces resources (CBS News)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ebola-epidemic-much-more-needs-to-be-done/

Ebola death rates 70% - WHO study (BBC)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29327741

Unprecedented number of medical staff infected with Ebola (WHO)
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/ebola/25-august-2014/en/


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