Safe and Dignified Burial - Butembo - Red Cross
Safe and Dignified Burial Part of Ebola Emergency Response 
8/18/2019 10:54:03 AM 
Unique ID UN735683 
Safe and Dignified Burial - Butembo - Red Cross
Safe and Dignified Burial Part of Ebola Emergency Response 
8/18/2019 8:54:04 AM 
Unique ID UN735652 
Safe and Dignified Burial - Butembo - Red Cross
Safe and Dignified Burial Part of Ebola Emergency Response 
8/18/2019 8:56:27 AM 
Unique ID UN735655 
Safe and Dignified Burial - Butembo - Red Cross
Safe and Dignified Burial Part of Ebola Emergency Response 
8/18/2019 9:20:21 AM 
Unique ID UN735672 
Safe and Dignified Burial - Butembo - Red Cross
Safe and Dignified Burial Part of Ebola Emergency Response 
8/18/2019 9:14:03 AM 
Unique ID UN735666 
Safe and Dignified Burial - Butembo - Red Cross
Safe and Dignified Burial Part of Ebola Emergency Response 
8/18/2019 9:07:51 AM 
Unique ID UN735662 
Safe and Dignified burial at Kitatumba cemetary Safe and Dignified burial at Kitatumba cemetery
Safe and Dignified Burial at Kitatumba Cemetery 
8/28/2019 9:18:04 AM 
Unique ID UN736365 
Safe and Dignified burial at Kitatumba cemetary Safe and Dignified burial at Kitatumba cemetery
Safe and Dignified Burial at Kitatumba Cemetery 
8/28/2019 9:20:27 AM 
Unique ID UN736371 
Safe and Dignified burial at Kitatumba cemetary Safe and Dignified burial at Kitatumba cemetery
Safe and Dignified Burial at Kitatumba Cemetery 
8/28/2019 9:18:11 AM 
Unique ID UN736366 
Safe and Dignified burial at Kitatumba cemetary Safe and Dignified burial at Kitatumba cemetery
Safe and Dignified Burial at Kitatumba Cemetery 
8/28/2019 9:26:43 AM 
Unique ID UN736385 
Safe and Dignified burial at Kitatumba cemetary Safe and Dignified burial at Kitatumba cemetery
Safe and Dignified Burial at Kitatumba Cemetery 
8/28/2019 9:33:55 AM 
Unique ID UN736398 
Safe and Dignified burial at Kitatumba cemetary Safe and Dignified burial at Kitatumba cemetery
Safe and Dignified Burial at Kitatumba Cemetery 
8/28/2019 9:13:58 AM 
Unique ID UN736362 
Safe and Dignified burial at Kitatumba cemetary Safe and Dignified burial at Kitatumba cemetery
Safe and Dignified Burial at Kitatumba Cemetery 
8/28/2019 9:16:27 AM 
Unique ID UN736363 
Safe and Dignified burial at Kitatumba cemetary Safe and Dignified burial at Kitatumba cemetery
Safe and Dignified Burial at Kitatumba Cemetery 
8/28/2019 10:08:35 AM 
Unique ID UN736408 
Safe and Dignified burial at Kitatumba cemetary Safe and Dignified burial at Kitatumba cemetery
Safe and Dignified Burial at Kitatumba Cemetery 
8/28/2019 9:55:21 AM 
Unique ID UN736402 
Safe and Dignified Burials in Sierra Leone
Safe and Dignified Burials in Sierra Leone 
12/24/2014 1:23:54 PM 
Unique ID UN7244941 
Safe and Dignified Burials in Sierra Leone
Safe and Dignified Burials in Sierra Leone 
12/24/2014 12:00:00 AM 
Unique ID UN7244942 
Safe and Dignified Burials in Sierra Leone
Safe and Dignified Burials in Sierra Leone 
12/24/2014 1:05:45 PM 
Unique ID UN7244939 
Safe and Dignified Burials in Sierra Leone
Safe and Dignified Burials in Sierra Leone 
12/24/2014 1:28:49 PM 
Unique ID UN7244940 
Safe and Dignified Burials in Guinea 
1/17/2015 2:34:57 AM 
Unique ID UN7246859 
Headline Safe and Dignified Burial Part of Ebola Emergency Response 
Caption Description As part of the Ebola Emergency Response, the Red Cross is working with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to help stop the spread of Ebola in DRC. Infection of the Ebola virus can occur from touching the bodies of those who have died from the Ebola virus disease (EVD). This practice is part of traditional burial rituals in eastern DRC, why the rituals need to be modified so that family members can say goodbye to their loved ones without becoming exposed to the virus. Red Cross has trained specialist burial teams in remote communities to safely bury people who have died of Ebola. They also make sure that people’s homes and medical equipment are disinfected. Providing the opportunity for a safe yet dignified burial is an opportunity to respect cultures and provide comfort to those left behind.
The volunteers of the safe burial teams wear protective clothing as they take the dead from their homes. The bodies are wrapped in a protective covering as well so that neither the burial team nor the family will be infected with Ebola. The body is brought to the morgue in Butembo. 
Unique Identifier UN735685 
NICA ID 817729 
Production Date 08/18/2019 10:55:33 AM 
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Credit UN Photo/Martine Perret

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