Football stars join fight to stop the spread of Ebola
Baku, November 23, AZERTAC
The likes of Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale as well as other footballing stars such as, Neymar, Didier Drogba and Philipp Lahm have joined together to back a campaign aimed at stopping the spread of the killer virus Ebola.
The "11 against Ebola" campaign has been launched by FIFA and the Confederation of African Football to help educate people about how to prevent the disease from spreading.
Eleven top players can be seen in the video delivering eleven simple message about how to prevent the spread of Ebola such as:
"Report unusual illnesses: please report any strange illnesses or deaths in your community".
The Brazilian striker Neymar encourages people to, "know the symptoms".
Whilst Gareth Bale urges people to "avoid contact with wild animals and bats".
Last week Equatorial Guinea was named as the new host of the 2015 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations after Morocco withdrew citing fears over Ebola.
The campaign hopes to raise global awareness and promote simple preventative measures in the fight against Ebola.
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