National Nurses United Announces Donation to International Medical Corps for Ebola Respons

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National Nurses United (NNU) today announced a donation of $40,000 to the disaster relief organization International Medical Corps, which is on the front lines of the Ebola response, for its continued efforts to eradicate the deadly virus in West Africa.

International Medical Corps' Emergency Response Teams have done outstanding work on the ground, especially in Liberia and Sierra Leone, in treating patients, operating treatment centers, and training frontline health workers to combat this virus,” says Bonnie Castillo, RN, director of NNU's Registered Nurse Response Network, which coordinates NNU's own disaster relief efforts.

Nurses and the general public donated the funds in response to a call last year by RNRN and NNU to escalate the Ebola fight in West Africa. Part of that effort also included a donation RNRN/NNU arranged in September of 1,000 Hazmat special protective suits from Kappler Incorporated, an Alabama-based garment manufacturer, for nurses, doctors, and other health workers working in West Africa.

NNU also devoted substantial efforts to raising protective standards for nurses and other health workers in the U.S...

National Nurses United Announces Donation to International Medical Corps for Ebola Response in West Africa