Skyddsutrustning

ID-nummer

2024.016.001

Titel

Skyddsutrustning

Hazmat suit

Publik beskrivning

Hazmat suits such as this one are used by people working for Doctors without borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) in outbreaks of Ebola, a contagious and very dangerous disease. The Ebola hazmat suit consists of protective goggles, face mask, an overall, double supply of plastic gloves, a plastic apron and rubber boots.

Doctors without borders recruits both medical and non-medical professionals for humanitarian work in crises and disasters all over the world. Doctors without borders responds rapidly to outbreaks of contagious diseases by providing medical care, pharmaceuticals and vaccinations. Often, major logistic efforts are also needed. This can include opening temporary healthcare facilities to treat and isolate patients, or improving practices for disease control, water and sanitation, and preventing diseases from spreading among healthcare staff and the local community.

The largest Ebola outbreak to date was in west Africa in 2014–2016. It led to Doctors without borders' largest intervention ever. Since 2022, there have been several outbreaks in Kongo-Kinshasa, including in the conflict-stricken North Kivu province, and Uganda suffered an Ebola outbreak in 2022. Medical research has led to improved prevention of the disease through vaccines.

The hazmat suit was donated to the Nobel Prize Museum by Doctors without borders in 2024.

Pristagare

Doctors Without Borders