The Seventh-day Adventist Response to the Ebola Crisis.
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Transcript of The Seventh-day Adventist Response to the Ebola Crisis.
The Seventh-day Adventist Response
to the Ebola Crisis
Dan Jackson, the President of the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, is calling for support for the Adventist team on the ground in Liberia and Sierra Leone, fighting the deadly Ebola.
The Adventist team players are Cooper Adventist Hospital in Liberia, Waterloo Adventist Hospital in Sierra Leone, Adventist Health International, Loma Linda University, General Conference Health Department, and ADRA.
Call for Support
Ebola Statistics
• In the last 8 months, over 9,000 women, children, and men have been infected by Ebola.
• Over 4,500 of God’s children have died.
• Hunger is rampant.• Hospital staff struggle to protect
themselves while delivering life-saving care.
ADRA’s Respons
e in Liberia
and Sierra Leone
ADRA’s Ebola ResponseADRA is teaching
communities how they can
protect themselves from
Ebola by displaying
critical information.
ADRA’s Ebola ResponseADRA is teaching
communities how they can
protect themselves from Ebola through
educational sessions.
ADRA’s Ebola ResponseADRA is teaching
communities how they can
protect themselves from
Ebola by distributing educational materials.
ADRA’s Ebola Response
Education is key to halting the spread of the
virus.
ADRA’s Ebola Response
All members of a community must work together to combat Ebola’s
spread.
ADRA’s Ebola ResponseADRA is teaching
communities how they can
protect themselves from
Ebola by ensuring they have proper
tools like handwashing
stations.
ADRA’s Ebola ResponseADRA is
providing medical
equipment to Adventist and government hospitals.
ADRA’s Ebola ResponseADRA is
providing medical supplies
and personal protection
equipment to SDA Cooper Hospital in
Liberia. Protecting
medical staff is of utmost
importance.
ADRA’s Ebola Response
Shipments of crucial medical
supplies and personal
protection equipment.
ADRA’s Ebola Response
ADRA has sent 5 isolation tents to
Cooper Adventist
Hospital in Liberia, ensuring better protection for health care workers and
better care for patients.
ADRA’s Ebola Response
Setting up one of the isolation
tents takes time and teamwork.
The result is well worth the effort.
ADRA’s Ebola ResponseADRA is
providing isolation tents to
Adventist hospitals and
other Ministry of Health facilities.
ADRA’s Ebola Response
The finished tent ensures safer
and more effective
conditions for workers and
patients.
ADRA’s Ebola Response
ADRA Liberia’s Country Director
speaks with a chief about the outbreak in his
village prior to a food
distribution.
ADRA’s Ebola Response
Access to food has become difficult and risky. ADRA
workers prepare for a food
distribution.
ADRA’s Ebola Response
Community members wait for their ration of much-needed
food.
The North American Division’s Call
The Adventist Church in North America has a goal of raising $250,000 to support the Adventist team on the ground in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Please Give Your Support
To answer the call, you can donate by:
• Visiting ADRA Canada’s website at www.adra.ca
• Writing “Ebola Crisis” in your tithe envelope
• Calling our office at 1.888.274.2372
Please Continue to Pray for Us
www.adra.ca
1.888.274.2372
20 Robert St WNewcastle, ON L1B 1C6