U.S. nurses join Liberians in Ebola strike

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U.S. nurses join Liberians in Ebola strike
http://www.wnd.com/2014/10/u-s-nurses-join-liberians-in-ebola-strike/#bcX0uy6TiUpTL6us.99


Their concerns are bolstered by a World Health Organization report Friday that health-care workers account for an alarming 10 percent of the 4,951 recorded Ebola deaths, with 523 dead from the disease.

On Friday, nurses at Liberia’s largest hospital in the capital, Monrovia, went on strike demanding better pay and equipment to protect them against contracting Ebola, Agence-France Presse reported.

Another link
http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/10/30/4207866/kaiser-nurses-in-fresno-could.html
Registered nurses at Kaiser Permanente Fresno and Kaiser hospitals elsewhere could walk out on a two-day strike next month to demand better Ebola protections and training, National Nurses United said Thursday.

The strike on Nov. 11 and 12 could include 18,000 nurses and nurse practitioners at 66 hospitals and clinics. In Fresno, Kaiser employs nearly 500 nurses at its hospital in northeast Fresno and at clinics in Fresno, Selma and Oakhurst.

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1. Nurses at DC's Providence Hospital plan strike over Ebola preparedness

http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/dc/2014/10/30/nurses-ebola-strike-dc-providence/18212209/

"The walkout is part of a national day of action by National Nurses United in 14 states as well as the District of Columbia that will highlight the demand of NNU for all hospitals to put in place stronger Ebola safety measures," the statement said.

The strike is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 12th.

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2. U.S. Nurses Union To Stage Strikes Over Ebola Protections

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/31/ebola-nurse-strike_n_6079368.html

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct 30 (Reuters) - A California-based nurses union said Thursday it was organizing strikes and other protests against what it views as insufficient protection for nurses caring for patients stricken with the deadly Ebola virus.

The nurses have demanded better protection when treating Ebola patients for weeks, ever since two nurses in Texas became infected with the virus while treating Thomas Duncan, a Liberian who fell ill and died while visiting Dallas.

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3. Ebola deaths unde reported by WHO

http://rt.com/news/201567-ebola-sierra-leone-toll-underreported/

but here is the point
But the real total could be up to 20,000 people dead, Zachariah argues. “The WHO says there is a correction factor of 2.5, so maybe it is 2.5 times higher and maybe that is not far from the truth. It could be 10,000, 15,000 or 20,000.”

Zachariah also highlighted the shortage of healthcare workers in the country.

“You have one nurse for 10,000 people and then you lose 10, 11, 12 nurses. How is the health system going to work?” he said.



Better treat the Nurses well

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4. a bump for the Nurses Union

for the Nurses