Efforts to improve safety for health workers

World Today

Medical specialists are at severe risk of contracting the Ebola virus as they tend to their patients. These doctors and nurses often lack protective clothing to keep them safe. As the world struggles to get its arms around the Ebola epidemic, a Colorado-based nonprofit is shipping medical supplies to West Africa to help stop the spread of the virus. Their mission is collecting medical equipment and packing them for shipment overseas. CCTV America’s Hendrik Sybrandy reports.