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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:

 

 

• $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: