GUINEA / EBOLA SURVIVOR

Saa Sabas, an Ebola survivor, decided to volunteer for the Guinean Red Cross in order to raise awareness on prevention and treatment of the disease among the communities. WHO

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:54
• Production Date: 22 August 2014
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - WHO
• Subject Topical: HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; SANITATION; PUBLIC HEALTH
• Geographic Subject: GUINEA
• MAMS Id: 1189981

Description

STORY: GUINEA / EBOLA SURVIVOR
TRT: 1:54
SOURCE: WHO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: FRENCH / NATS

DATELINE: 17 JULY 2014, GUECKEDOU, TEDOU, GUINEA

Shotlist

1. Various shots, Guinean Red Cross volunteers talking to the community
2. Med shot, Saa Sabas, Red Cross volunteer, speaking by megaphone
3. Wide shot, Saa Sabas talking to members of the community
4. Med shot, pan right women and children sitting and listening
5. Med shot, Saa Sabas talking to women and children
6. SOUNDBITE (French) Saa Sabas, Red Cross volunteer:
“Apparently men said that Ebola is a disease that has no medicine. There was a big misunderstanding at the level of illiteracy and they have said that it’s a treatment of the symptoms. For them symptomatic means impossible and they said that it’s the white people and the NGO’s who brought the disease; and those who go to a centre of support are put into a plastic bag and asphyxiated until they die.”
7. Med shot, pan right women listenting
8. Wide shot, Saa Sabas talking to women and children
9. Med shot, Saa Sabas talking and a lady listening
10. SOUNDBITE (French) Saa Sabas, Red Cross volunteer:
“In the emergency centre everything is free, the treatment, food, there are more chances to get cured. That is why I am today with the Red Cross to raise awareness the communities in order to let them know that Ebola is treatable and one can get cured.”
11. Close up, woman listening
12. Wide shot, Saa Sabas talking to women and children

Storyline

Saa Sabas, an Ebola survivor, decided to volunteer for the Guinean Red Cross in order to raise awareness on prevention and treatment of the disease among the communities. WHO

In an interview in Gueckedou, he said “men said that Ebola is a disease that has no medicine. There was a big misunderstanding at the level of illiteracy and they have said that it’s a treatment of the symptoms.”

Saa stressed “for them symptomatic means impossible and they said that it’s the white people and the NGO’s who brought the disease; and those who go to a centre of support are put into a plastic bag and asphyxiated until they die.”

He explained that he was sick and after being treated he was healed, and this is the reason why he decided to join the Red Cross to tell everybody his story.

Saa said “in the emergency centre everything is free, the treatment, food, there are more chances to get cured. That is why I am today with the Red Cross to raise awareness the communities in order to let them know that Ebola is treatable and one can get cured.”

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today (22 Aug) that it is working on a six to nine-month plan against Ebola, an operational document that will detail the strategy against the virus. That plan should be presented early next week.