{"id":368,"date":"2014-08-08T12:55:17","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T12:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test1.dagbe.org\/?p=368"},"modified":"2015-06-30T04:47:13","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T04:47:13","slug":"how-dagbe-is-responding-to-the-ebola-threat-in-benin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dagbe.org\/?p=368","title":{"rendered":"How Dagbe is responding to the Ebola threat in Benin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Benin\u2019s Ministry of Health is reporting unconfirmed\u00a0cases of the Ebola virus in the country, believed to have been brought by\u00a0travelers from neighboring Nigeria. In response to the growing threat, <a href=\"\/\">Dagbe<\/a> is mobilizing our staff to educate communities of central Benin to take precautions against the disease.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1098 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/ouesse-road-300x239.png\" alt=\"The dirt road leading to Ouesse in the central region of Benin\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Benin shares a border with Nigeria and is situated in close proximity to the Nigeria\u2019s largest city, Lagos, where several cases of the virus\u00a0have now been confirmed. The Benin-Nigeria border is relatively porous, and the central Benin region where we work is positioned near\u00a0cross-border trading routes. We\u2019ve cited this proximity to the border as a contributing factor to local child trafficking issues; it\u00a0now also serves as a threat to the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>Our team\u00a0is prepared to do what it can to prevent the spread of Ebola among the populations we serve. First, we have worked with our staff and the kids we serve\u00a0to ensure they understand\u00a0how the disease is transmitted, how\u00a0to avoid exposure, and what to do in the event of a suspected case.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1099 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ouesse-local-radio-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The studio at Ouesse's local community radio station.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Second, we are working in partnership with local radio to educate the community at large on\u00a0measures to prevent\u00a0the spread of the disease. Dagbe will launch a grassroots education campaign in villages throughout the area in the coming days, leveraging our network to communicate the precautions. Our partnership with the\u00a0<em>Radio Rurale Locale de Ou\u00e8ss\u00e8<\/em>, the primary source of information in central Benin, will amplify our efforts by bringing the message to a wider audience, particularly remote villages and farms.<\/p>\n<p>The people of West Africa are in our thoughts during this difficult time, particularly the region\u2019s healthcare workers who are working to care for victims despite the risks. <em>Bonne sant\u00e9 \u00e0 tous.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benin\u2019s Ministry of Health is reporting unconfirmed\u00a0cases of the Ebola virus in the country, believed to have been brought by\u00a0travelers from neighboring Nigeria. In response to the growing threat, Dagbe is mobilizing our staff to educate communities of central Benin to take precautions against the disease. Benin shares a border with Nigeria and is situated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dagbe.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dagbe.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dagbe.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagbe.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagbe.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=368"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagbe.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":516,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagbe.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368\/revisions\/516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dagbe.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagbe.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagbe.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}