About this episode

The episode discusses the efforts of a Samaritan's Purse team in the DRC to combat Ebola and features insights from Kristy on her training experience.

Right now, a Samaritan's Purse Disaster Assistance Response Team is on the ground in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, operating two Ebola Treatment Centers to help fight this dangerous disease and stop its spread. Kristy took part in an infectious disease response training alongside our DART members, where she put on the personal protective equipment our teams wear in the field. It changed her. Hear Kristy’s thoughts as she gets in the suit and from our staff as they share why they are w...

People in this episode

Guest: Kristy

Topics covered

• Ebola response
• disaster assistance
• healthcare
• infectious disease
• humanitarian aid

Keywords

• Ebola
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Samaritan's Purse
• disaster response
• infectious disease training

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Samaritan's Purse

Places: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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