DRC Ebola response uses transparent care units
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The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, is supporting efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with financial aid.
OCHA officials noted the effectiveness of a new treatment centre, called the CUBE, run by the NGO ALIMA and the Congolese government. The CUBE allows healthcare workers to treat Ebola patients while reducing their risk of infection and enabling communication between patients and their families.
The CUBE is a transparent care unit that ALIMA designed to be rapidly deployed and significantly cheaper than traditional Ebola treatment facilities. According to OCHA, the CUBE cuts costs by as much as 75 percent. It also provides care for patients with complex medical needs, including newborns and those in critical condition.
