T-shirt worn at Ebola treatment centre
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Royal Queens Polo Team: Manufacturer
Production date
2014
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T-shirt. White polo t-shirt with printed design and slogan worn by delegate Majorie Lee, a nurse, working at Kenema Treatment Centre in Sierra Leone during the Ebola crisis in October 2014 and February 2015. One sleeve bears the emblem of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and the other bears the badge of the Sierra Leone Red Cross Society. Text is printed in English and Krio, the most widely spoken language in Sierra Leone, and reads 'I am helping fight Ebola, Don't push me away!'
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The Ebola outbreak that began in West Africa in March 2014 became the deadliest outbreak of the disease in recorded history, with more than 10,000 people losing their lives. The countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone were hit particularly hard by the crisis. Red Cross and Red Crescent teams delivered medical care and lifesaving aid to halt the spread of the disease. Particularly valuable was the work of local Red Cross volunteers in mapping rural areas to aid with contact tracing.
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3139
Associated Person and Role
Sierra Leone Red Cross
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