The World Health Organization has declared the Zika virus as an international emergency and estimates that as many as four million people in more than 20 countries could be infected by the end of the year. And cases continue to increase in the U.S. There are 117 confirmed cases of the virus in Puerto Rico, making it ever more likely that the virus will spread to the continental United States.
The W.H.O. says it has set up a unit to fight the microcephaly outbreak in Latin America linked to the Zika virus, using the lessons learned from the Ebola crisis including the importance of mobilizing communities. One of the most important tools for mobilizing communities is communication.
The CDC has provided some limited educational content about the preventing mosquito bites in Spanish: http://www.cdc.gov/zika/fs-posters/index.html. While this is definitely a step in the right direction, we realize they may or may not have the critical or custom content each hospital may need for their patient populations. We also recognize your need to communicate to various multilingual communities. During the Ebola crisis, we worked with several customers to translate public health emergency information, so we understand how to help you navigate translations of these critical issues quickly, cost-effectively and accurately.
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