How do we beat Ebola?

Whichever way you look at it, the Ebola dilemma is raising a lot of unanswered questions, and worryingly, the speculation over what to do about the transience of it simply doesn't seem like affirmative action to prevent the spread.

The USA have announced screening at Airports, the UK is considering the same (At the time of writing) - but checks at Airports are simply no good - carriers in their early stages are non symptomatic - so could bring Ebola into their respective countries unwittingly to all concerned.

So perhaps some form of quarantine is required, as was maintained in New York Harbour in days gone by - however, the amount of people commuting in the 21st Centenary is far greater, making this impossible. Simply sit in any airport for several hours, and the daily passage from one terminal here alone is far greater than found at a port in the Victorian Era.

The only true way to beat Ebola is to nip it in the bud - attacking it's spread at source, however, it does seem that effected countries have been more or less left to fight it out alone.

The British Army recently announced they are sending 100 Army medics to Sierra Leone, and the USA has pledged even more boots on the ground.

Now lets not forget, Ebola isn't caught from the air, if it were, we would all be nearly dead by now, so sending troops, isolated from the main population, is reasonably safe. When there is contact, then they will be in full Protective Gear.

They will establish centres for administering the diagnosis and care of patients presenting with symptoms of Ebola.

This is a great start, and a move in the right direction - however, more is needed, and people are required to replace the troops. 

How do we Beat Ebola? 

Simple, we Educate, Control, and Eradicate cases.
1) Educate.
Let people know about it, tell them not to come into contact with the infected, give them new means to dispose of waste, and the dead. Provide with PPE.

2) Control

Marshall law, restrict movement, assign local authority leaders to enforce suspected case protocols.

3) Eradicate

Wherever cases present, they are isolated. The dead are disposed of swiftly without time for emotion or religious rights.

 Bringing about all 3 sections are as tough as the last. 

There is understandably a fear over Ebola, yet the education hasn't been sufficient to tempt people not to wash their dead, or to have physical contact with people showing symptoms, or to increase their personal hygiene. Instead we hear of Westerners sneezing, and being thought to be carriers - as if this is a westerners epidemic alone.

This is due to poor education on the part of the state, and potentially insufficient investment to educate, or the investment by donation being squandered. 

As we prepare to put together a incident package, Ebola is very much in the forefront of our minds. It is our hope that it's spread ceases, and doesn't enter out country. 

If it does, then we all need to be prepared, and thankful that we have the resources to manage Ebola containment with reasonable ease.

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