General overview

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the largest in history, has been ongoing since March 2014. The countries most affected are Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, with widespread and intense transmission of Ebola continuing. The outbreak has been declared over in Senegal and Nigeria. As of November 23, 2014, the World Health Organization was reporting a total of 15,935 cases and 5,689 deaths.

Canada continues to be a world leader in its efforts to help fight Ebola in West Africa with considerable resources being dedicated to supported health, humanitarian and security interventions.

Join the Fight Against Ebola

Today, the Government of Canada launched the Join the Fight Against Ebola campaign to recruit Canadian healthcare workers, including federal government employees, to go work in existing Ebola Treatment Centres in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. With some of the most skilled and experienced healthcare professionals in the world, Canada is well placed to help stem the tide of this deadly outbreak.

The Government of Canada will promote and support the recruitment of healthcare workers through the Canadian Red Cross to help manage existing Treatment Centres in West Africa, providing care for patients and allowing facilities to expand the number of treatment beds to keep up with growing demand.

The goal of the campaign is to recruit medical doctors and nurses, psychosocial support workers, water and sanitation engineers, and infection prevention and control workers starting in December 2014 The Canadian Red Cross will be responsible for screening, training and sending volunteers, as well as providing in-country accommodations, transportation and logistic support, including medical evacuation.

The government-led online and social media campaign will include recruitment web pages, online advertising, stakeholder outreach and a number of media and other promotional events.

Access Canada.ca/ebolavirus to find out more about how you can join the fight against Ebola and make a difference as a Canadian healthcare worker.

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Health Care Workers Ebola Recruitment Campaign