Showing posts with label Congo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Congo. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Ebola outbreak in the Congo

Over 150 people in the Congo are dead after an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is working with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta to deal with the crisis; the extent and severity of which have yet to be determined.

In case you've never heard of Mission Aviation Fellowship:
"Founded in 1945, MAF serves more than 600 Christian and humanitarian
agencies worldwide. It stations some 200 missionary families in the remotest
regions of 26 countries on five continents. MAF pilots fly approximately 40,000
flights a year, transporting missionaries, medical personnel, medicines and
relief supplies, as well as conducting thousands of emergency medical
evacuations." (Christian Today)