The schedule has been confirmed for the departure of the first team of medical personnel heading to fight the Ebola virus epidemic.
The first team of Korean medical workers will depart on December 13. It will begin operations at the Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Goderich, near Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, on December 29, announced the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, National Defense and Health and Welfare.
The first Korean medical team is composed of ten people: four doctors and six nurses. It includes five medical staff from the military.
They will attend a safety briefing at an organization related to the Ministry of National Defense from December 8 to 10, before their departure on December 13. The team will receive further training at a center in Worcester, near London, from December 15 to 20 where they will cover general safety and how to respond to the Ebola virus. The medical staff will then undergo a one-week education and adaptation course at the ETC itself in Goderich before beginning medical operations on December 29.
The ETC is one of 6 ETCs which the U.K. government has been building in Sierra Leone. The center in Goderich has about 100 beds and will be completed by December 15. The Korean medical team will work alongside medical workers from the U.K., the U.S., Italy and Australia.
Korea will send a total of 30 medical staff to the Ebola virus-affected region, sending a 10-person strong medical team three times. Each team is composed of four doctors and six nurses.
Korea will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.K. in the near future as the U.K. has been in charge of the rescue operations. The MOU will contain support for administrative affairs and cover the British government's transport measures.
By Yoon Sojung
Korea.net Staff Writer
arete@korea.kr
The first team of Korean medical workers will depart on December 13. It will begin operations at the Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Goderich, near Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, on December 29, announced the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, National Defense and Health and Welfare.
Representatives from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, National Defense and Health and Welfare announce the dispatch of the advance team to fight the Ebola virus on November 26. The medical workers themselves will depart on December 13. (photo: Yonhap News)
The ETC is under construction in Goderich, near Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. Korea's medical team will depart for Goderich on December 13. Construction of this center is being organized by the U.K. and will be finished on December 15. (photo courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
The first Korean medical team is composed of ten people: four doctors and six nurses. It includes five medical staff from the military.
They will attend a safety briefing at an organization related to the Ministry of National Defense from December 8 to 10, before their departure on December 13. The team will receive further training at a center in Worcester, near London, from December 15 to 20 where they will cover general safety and how to respond to the Ebola virus. The medical staff will then undergo a one-week education and adaptation course at the ETC itself in Goderich before beginning medical operations on December 29.
The ETC is one of 6 ETCs which the U.K. government has been building in Sierra Leone. The center in Goderich has about 100 beds and will be completed by December 15. The Korean medical team will work alongside medical workers from the U.K., the U.S., Italy and Australia.
Korea will send a total of 30 medical staff to the Ebola virus-affected region, sending a 10-person strong medical team three times. Each team is composed of four doctors and six nurses.
Korea will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.K. in the near future as the U.K. has been in charge of the rescue operations. The MOU will contain support for administrative affairs and cover the British government's transport measures.
By Yoon Sojung
Korea.net Staff Writer
arete@korea.kr
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