Jamaica: 150 health workers receive Ebola training from Cuba
150 health workers receive Ebola training from Cuba
Thursday, December 04, 2014 | 10:30 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Ministry of Health today announced that more than 150 health care workers will be trained by two Cuban experts over the next three weeks as part of the Ebola preparedness, response and management activities.
The training will cover epidemiology, patient management, safety, infection control, use of personal protective equipment, risks associated with Ebola and isolation, the ministry said in a release Thursday.
The training, which started on Monday, consists four sessions, each conducted over a three-day period.
Among the participants being trained are doctors and nurses from the public and private health sector, representatives from the University Hospital of the West Indies and the School of Public Health, University of Technology, the ministry said.
These persons along with the 30 Cuban workers who arrived in the island in November will be a part of the team of health staff in preparation for any possibility of Ebola reaching Jamaica.
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