Training West African Health Care Workers

The Ministries of Health, with support from partners, headed up training of local healthcare workers assigned to ETUs. The Ministries also setup systems to train healthcare workers in non-ETU settings.

Cover and select pages from Ebola Infection, Prevention, and Control: Training for Hospitals, Health Centers and Health Clinics, a manual for healthcare workers. Courtesy of Liberia Ministry of Health & Social Welfare

Narra, Rupa

Dr. Rupa Narra

Dr. Rupa Narra, an officer in the Epidemic Intelligence Service, discusses the importance of training local healthcare workers in infection prevention and control in Gueckedou, Guinea. (Transcript)

Donning and Doffing Guidelines in French

Donning and doffing guidelines in French, produced by USAID and the International Medical Corps (IMC). Courtesy of IMC

McCarthy, Helena

Helena McCarthy

Helena K. McCarthy, a community health nurse at Kenema Government Hospital, recalls a part of her training that covered PPE. (Transcript)