Thirty people recruited locally are working in the isolation unit, along with the MSF team. Under supervision of a water and sanitation expert, 14 workers are dealing with the spraying of the houses of patients who died from Ebola fever or who are suspected to be infected by the virus.
An outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever has been confirmed in West Kasai province, in the DRC. MSF is working in the health centre of Kampungu, the most affected health zone.
In around 20 villages located within a 30 kilometer radius around Kampungu, MSF visits health structures every day. The team has trained health staff and distributed medicines and protective material. As the virus spreads easily through body fluids, those caring for the sick are at extreme risk. In addition, 35 community workers have been trained to get information about prevention across to the population.