The Seventh-day Adventist Response to the Ebola Crisis.

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The Seventh-day Adventist Response

to the Ebola Crisis

Dan Jackson, the President of the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, is calling for support for the Adventist team on the ground in Liberia and Sierra Leone, fighting the deadly Ebola.

The Adventist team players are Cooper Adventist Hospital in Liberia, Waterloo Adventist Hospital in Sierra Leone, Adventist Health International, Loma Linda University, General Conference Health Department, and ADRA.

Call for Support

Ebola Statistics

• In the last 8 months, over 9,000 women, children, and men have been infected by Ebola.

• Over 4,500 of God’s children have died.

• Hunger is rampant.• Hospital staff struggle to protect

themselves while delivering life-saving care.

ADRA’s Respons

e in Liberia

and Sierra Leone

ADRA’s Ebola ResponseADRA is teaching

communities how they can

protect themselves from

Ebola by displaying

critical information.

ADRA’s Ebola ResponseADRA is teaching

communities how they can

protect themselves from Ebola through

educational sessions.

ADRA’s Ebola ResponseADRA is teaching

communities how they can

protect themselves from

Ebola by distributing educational materials.

ADRA’s Ebola Response

Education is key to halting the spread of the

virus.

ADRA’s Ebola Response

All members of a community must work together to combat Ebola’s

spread.

ADRA’s Ebola ResponseADRA is teaching

communities how they can

protect themselves from

Ebola by ensuring they have proper

tools like handwashing

stations.

ADRA’s Ebola ResponseADRA is

providing medical

equipment to Adventist and government hospitals.

ADRA’s Ebola ResponseADRA is

providing medical supplies

and personal protection

equipment to SDA Cooper Hospital in

Liberia. Protecting

medical staff is of utmost

importance.

ADRA’s Ebola Response

Shipments of crucial medical

supplies and personal

protection equipment.

ADRA’s Ebola Response

ADRA has sent 5 isolation tents to

Cooper Adventist

Hospital in Liberia, ensuring better protection for health care workers and

better care for patients.

ADRA’s Ebola Response

Setting up one of the isolation

tents takes time and teamwork.

The result is well worth the effort.

ADRA’s Ebola ResponseADRA is

providing isolation tents to

Adventist hospitals and

other Ministry of Health facilities.

ADRA’s Ebola Response

The finished tent ensures safer

and more effective

conditions for workers and

patients.

ADRA’s Ebola Response

ADRA Liberia’s Country Director

speaks with a chief about the outbreak in his

village prior to a food

distribution.

ADRA’s Ebola Response

Access to food has become difficult and risky. ADRA

workers prepare for a food

distribution.

ADRA’s Ebola Response

Community members wait for their ration of much-needed

food.

The North American Division’s Call

The Adventist Church in North America has a goal of raising $250,000 to support the Adventist team on the ground in Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Please Give Your Support

To answer the call, you can donate by:

• Visiting ADRA Canada’s website at www.adra.ca

• Writing “Ebola Crisis” in your tithe envelope

• Calling our office at 1.888.274.2372

Please Continue to Pray for Us

www.adra.ca

1.888.274.2372

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