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| BBC launches WhatsApp Ebola service | BBC launches WhatsApp Ebola service |
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| The BBC has launched an Ebola public health information service on WhatsApp, aimed at users of the service in West Africa. | The BBC has launched an Ebola public health information service on WhatsApp, aimed at users of the service in West Africa. |
| The service will provide audio, text message alerts and images to help people get the latest public health information to combat the spread of Ebola in the region. | The service will provide audio, text message alerts and images to help people get the latest public health information to combat the spread of Ebola in the region. |
| Content will be limited to three items a day, and the service will be in English and French. | Content will be limited to three items a day, and the service will be in English and French. |
| To subscribe, send 'JOIN' via WhatsApp to +44 7702 348 651 | To subscribe, send 'JOIN' via WhatsApp to +44 7702 348 651 |
| To unsubscribe, send 'STOP' via WhatsApp to the same number. | To unsubscribe, send 'STOP' via WhatsApp to the same number. |
| Due to the volume of requests, it may take a little time to be added or removed from the service. | |
| As the biggest "chat app" in use in Africa, the platform is being used as a means of reaching people in the region directly through their mobile phones. | As the biggest "chat app" in use in Africa, the platform is being used as a means of reaching people in the region directly through their mobile phones. |
| The response to Ebola is now the BBC World Service's biggest health information drive since its reporting on HIV/Aids in the 1980s and 1990s. In addition to the WhatsApp service, the BBC is offering a range of content on radio, online and TV, including special Ebola bulletins in several languages. | The response to Ebola is now the BBC World Service's biggest health information drive since its reporting on HIV/Aids in the 1980s and 1990s. In addition to the WhatsApp service, the BBC is offering a range of content on radio, online and TV, including special Ebola bulletins in several languages. |
| The latest Ebola stories will also be covered on the BBC social media accounts listed below: | The latest Ebola stories will also be covered on the BBC social media accounts listed below: |
| On Twitter: | On Twitter: |
| @bbcafrica | @bbcafrica |
| @bbcafrique | @bbcafrique |
| On Facebook: | On Facebook: |
| facebook.com/bbcafrica | facebook.com/bbcafrica |
| facebook.com/bbcafrique | facebook.com/bbcafrique |
| You can also get the latest coverage of the Ebola crisis by clicking on our special index on the BBC News website, bbc.com/ebola. | You can also get the latest coverage of the Ebola crisis by clicking on our special index on the BBC News website, bbc.com/ebola. |
| At no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. | At no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. |