Amag The Black along with Senderi Hit got started with a campaign aiming at raising awareness of Rwandans on Ebola prevention.
As of last year,
deadly disease, Ebola has begun to be diagnosed with people from neighboring
countries, notably, Democratic Republic of Congo, and killed at least 1965 people, according
to World Health Organization figures.
Government of
Rwanda, through its ministry of health, is putting more efforts on raising
residents' awareness on the viral disease and educated them how to prevent
themselves from it.
To accentuate dangers
associated with Ebola and attract people's attention to fight it, the ministry
is using local music stars to campaign against Ebola throughout 13 events
expected to be held in various parts of the country.
It is slated those
events will be performed in areas that are far more exposed to risks of being
affected with Ebola, especially those bordering Dr. Congo and Uganda.
Two events were
already held in Rusizi district from 26 August 2019 and the remaining are
scheduled to cross the country and be concluded in Nyagatare district, to the
East of Rwanda, on 7th September 2019.
All events are
funded by Easy and Possible, organization, partnering with Rwanda ministry of health and
UNICEF. Speaking to INYARWANDA the singers said dozens of people are interested
in the campaign.
Amag The Black performing in Rusizi during the campaign against Ebola.
'' Music is one
of the means of conveying message to people and we are pleased we were chosen
to play this role of fighting against Ebola,'' Amag The Black said, adding they
provide residents with soaps while in campaign to help them wash their
hands.
Ebola symptoms
Experts say
Ebola symptoms may appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after contact with the
virus, with an average of 8 to 10 days but many common illnesses can have these
same symptoms, including influenza or malaria.
Recovery from
Ebola depends on good supportive clinical care and the patient’s immune
response.
According to the
World Health Organization, an infected person cannot spread the disease until
they develop symptoms.
Symptoms can be
sudden and include fever, severe weakness, muscle pain, headache, and sore
throat.
This is followed
by vomiting, diarrhea, rash, symptoms of impaired kidney and liver function,
and in some cases, both internal and external bleeding such as oozing from the
gums, or blood in the stools.