00:00Safety goggles, masks and full-body suits.
00:04Patients with the Ebola virus must be treated under strict safety precautions.
00:08In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the number of infections has now risen to over 9,000.
00:15While Germany has special isolation wards, resources on the ground are still limited.
00:20A simulation shows how teams from the Charité Hospital in Berlin
00:24are teaching safe treatment procedures to medics in the Congo.
00:28There is no protection. Ebola is broken in regions that are also affected by crises and conflicts.
00:37That means, medical personnel must be treated, sometimes under dangerous circumstances,
00:44if they are at home.
00:48Since the Ebola outbreak began in June, the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
00:54has increased its aid by 21 million euros, including funding for protective gear.
00:59Because of the local climate conditions, protective clothing can only be worn for about an hour,
01:05which means tens of thousands of sets of protective gear are used every day.
01:09We cannot prevent outbreaks of vulnerable diseases,
01:14pandemics, if we do not do something actively.
01:19That means, it is also important that we invest in global health.
01:24Germany is also sending medical professionals to the affected regions.
01:28We actually fly in one week for a week,
01:32to help a clinical team of about 30 employees to school.
01:37But the schools are really essential to ensure that the personnel is not infected,
01:43and that they know how they are safe to work,
01:45if they are in the red area,
01:47that they are in the patient care center.
01:49and that they know how they are safe.
01:51Goethe has completed seven trips this year,
01:54and the next one is already being planned.
01:56The ultimate goal is to create a pool of specialists throughout East Africa
02:00who in turn can pass on their expertise
02:03and thus help contain the Ebola virus locally.
