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1 | For Ebola Patients in Liberia, a Way to See the Faces of Those Helping | Hoan'ireo Mararin'ny Ebola Ao Liberia, Fomba Iray Hahitana Ny Endrik'ireo Mikarakara |
2 | Jianjay Potter and Grace Zardon in Monrovia, Liberia. | Jianjay Potter sy Grace Zardon ao Monrovia, Liberia. |
3 | Credit: Marc Campos. | Sary: Marc Campos. |
4 | Published with PRI's permission. | Nahazoan-dalana. |
5 | This article and radio report by Andrea Crossan for The World originally appeared on PRI.org on April 7, 2015, and is republished here as part of a content-sharing agreement. | Navoaka voalohany tao amin'ny PRI.org tamin'ny 7 Aprily 2015 ity lahatsoratra sy tatitra amin'ny onjam-peo avy amin'i Andrea Crossan hoan'ny The World ity ary havoaka indray ato amin'ny Global Voices noho ny fifanekena fizarana vontoaty. |
6 | The West African country of Liberia has been devastated over the past year by an Ebola outbreak that has killed thousands of people. | Ravaravan'ny otrikaretina Ebola ny firenena Afrikana Tandrefana ao Liberia tamin'ny herintaona izay namoizan'ain'olona an'arivony. |
7 | And for those in hospitals suffering, all they see are masks and robot-looking suits of doctors and nurses caring for them. | Hoan'ireo mijaly any amin'ny hopitaly, ny hany hitan'izy ireo dia sarontava sy fitafy miendrika raboton'ireo dokotera sy mpanampy mpitsabo mikarakara azy ireo. |
8 | The medics must wear those protective suits to stop them from coming in contact with a patient. | Tsy maintsy manao ireo fanamiana fiarovana ireo ny dokotera hisorohana ny fifindran'ny aretina. |
9 | But some humanity is stripped away with the intimidating get-up. | Saingy tsy ahitana izany kosa ny endrika maha-olona sasany. |
10 | Until now. | Hatramin'izao |
11 | Los Angeles-based artist Mary Beth Heffernan saw the Ebola suits on news reports. | Nahita ny fanamiana ampiasaina hitsaboana ny Ebola tamin'ny fampahalam-baovao ilay mpanakanto iray monina ao Los Angeles Mary Beth Heffernan. |
12 | She thought about how isolating it was for the patients. | Nieritreritra izy fa toy ny irery mitoka-monina ny marary amin'izany. |
13 | And she came up with the idea of taking photos of health workers that could be attached to their protective clothing. | Ka nitsiry taminy ny hevitra haka ny sarin'ireo mpiasan'ny fahasalamana izay mety miraikitra amin'ny fitafiana fiarovan'izy ireo. |
14 | In late February, Heffernan travelled to Monrovia, Liberia to do just that. | Tamin'ny volana Febroary lasa teo, nitsidika an'i Monrovia, Liberia i Heffernan mba haka izany sary izany fotsiny. |
15 | She brought cameras, six printers, ink cartridges and sticky labels to print the photos on. | Nitondra fakàntsary, fanaovana pirinty enina ary ranomainty sy etikety apetaka mba hanaovana pirinty ireo sary izy |
16 | Mary Beth Heffernan taking photograph of health worker Morris Zolu. | Mary Beth Heffernan maka sary an'ilay mpiasan'ny fahasalamana Morris Zolu. |
17 | Credit: Marc Campos. | Sary: Marc Campos. |
18 | Published with PRI's permission | Nahazoana alalana |
19 | “I invited the healthcare workers to offer the expression that the wished they could have given their patient if they weren't covered up with these suits,” says Heffernan. | “Nanasa ireo mpiasan'ny fahasalamana mba haneho ny fihetsika irin'izy ireo azo omena ireo marary raha tsy mirakotra ireo fanamiana ireo izy ireo”, hoy i Heffernan. |
20 | “Most chose to smile warmly for the camera and that is what the patients see in this head shot photograph.” | “Nisafidy ny hitsiky tamim-pitiavana tao anatin'ny fakàn-tsary ny ankamaroan'izy ireo ary izany no hitan'ny marary amin'ny tifitra sary voalohany amin'ity fakàna-tsary ity.” |
21 | Health workers Morris Zolu, Kaifouba Kamara, and Joseph Walatee wearing their portraits. | Mpiasan'ny fahasalamana: Morris Zolu, Kaifouba Kamara, sy Joseph Walatee miaraka amin'ny sarin'izy ireo. |
22 | Credit: Marco Campos. | Sary: Marco Campos. |
23 | Published with PRI's permission | Nahazoan-dalana |
24 | The portraits were attached to the safety suits and then thrown out at the end of each work day. | Naraikitra tamin'ny fanamiana fiarovan'izy ireo ny sary ary ariana isaky ny vita ny asa mandritry ny tontolo andro. |
25 | “One of the challenges was that photographs are kind of hard to come by in Liberia and they are expensive to print.” | Iray tamin'ireo fanamby ny fahasarotan'ny tontolon'ny sary ao Liberia ary lafobe ny fanontàna azy.” |
26 | So Heffernan gave staff members a copy of their portrait to keep. | Ka nanome ny kopian'ny sarin'izy ireo hoan'ireo mpiasa i Heffernan mba hotehirizin'izy ireo. |
27 | A photo label on the back of an iPad Credit: Marc Campos. | Sary ao ambadiky ny iPad. Sary: Marc Campos. |
28 | Published with PRI's permission | Nahazoan-dalana |
29 | Heffernan says that it's better than just having health workers wear name tags. | Nilaza i Heffernan fa tsara kokoa izany noho ny fitondran'ireo mpiasan'ny fitsaboana ny mariky ny anarany fotsiny |
30 | “An ID is tiny, it's laminated, and it's also about authority. | «Kely loatra ny karapanondro, no mifanosontsona ary mifandraika kokoa amin'ny fitondram-panjakana. |
31 | It's about differentiating classes of people with power, and what I wanted was to make the patient more powerful.” | Manavaka ny sarangan'olona manana fahefana ihany koa izany, ary ny notadiaviko dia ny hampahery kokoa ny marary. “ |
32 | Selina, a Monrovia healthcare worker, wearing her portrait. | Selina, mpiasan'ny fahasalamana ao Monrovia, mitondra ny sariny. |
33 | Credit: Marc Campos. | Sary: Marc Campos. |
34 | Published with PRI's permission | Nahazoan-dalana |
35 | And for the workers, it helped them to better relate to each other and their patients. | Manampy ireo mpiasa mba hifandray tsara kokoa amin'ny hafa sy ny mararin'izy ireo izany |
36 | Health care workers told Heffernan, “we no longer look like scary ninjas.” | Nilaza tamin'i Heffernan ireo mpiasan'ny fahasalamana fa “tsy toy ny ninja mampatahotra intsony izy ireo” |
37 | Health worker in Monrovia donning gloves. | Mpiasan'ny fahasalamana ao Monrovia mampiditra fonon-tanana. |
38 | Credit: Marc Campos. | Sary: Marc Campos. |
39 | Published with PRI's permission | Nahazoan-dalana |
40 | If all works out, perhaps the medics won't have to wear the photographs on their clothing much longer. | Raha mandeha tsara ny zava-drehetra, angamba tsy voatery mitondra ny sary eo amin'ny fitafian'izy ireo intsony ny dokotera. |
41 | The Ebola outbreak has been tapering in recent months and there are hopes that the country could soon be declared free of the disease. | Nahitana fihenana ny otrikaretina Ebola tao anatin'zay volana vitsy izay ary misy ny fanantenana fa ho firenena lavitry ny aretina ny firenena atsy ho atsy. |
42 | Morris Zolu, Hygienist, entering Red Zone. | Morris Zolu, mpikarakara ny fahasalamana (Hygieniste), miditra amin'ny Faritra Mena. |
43 | Credit: Marc Campos. | Sary: Marc Campos. |
44 | Published with PRI's permission | Nahazoan-dalana avy amin'ny PRI |