NEC Corporation announced the delivery of infrared thermography cameras via Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), to support counter measures against Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Africa.
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British nurse, Pauline Cafferkey, who contracted Ebola while working as a volunteer in Sierra Leone was discharged from the hospital after having made a full recovery.
British nurse, Pauline Cafferkey, who contracted Ebola while working as a volunteer in Sierra Leone was discharged from the hospital after having made a full recovery.
They are scheduled to begin operation from the beginning of February.
In addition, NEC is demonstrating the infrared thermography camera at the 24th African Union Summit in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa on January 30 and 31.
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Liberia's president announced the closure of an Ebola treatment facility which lay at the epicentre of the virus's worst outbreak in history, as the disease's spread has slowed.
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'By using infrared thermography, it is possible to carry out screenings of feverish individuals safely, and in real-time, without making physical contact with the subject. In the future, NEC will continue to promote infrared thermography within Africa and globally as a means to suppress the Ebola epidemic, and contribute to the prevention of its spread,' said Hironobu Kurosaki, General Manager, Global Business Unit, NEC Corporation.
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