Important Guideline for Ebola prevention and control It is designed for the following uses: - for prevention through preparedness--to help African health facilities make advance preparations for responding with appropriate precautions when a VHF (including Ebola) case is suspected. - for planning and conducting in-service training to strengthen standard precautions and VHF isolation precautions. - as a rapid reference when a VHF (i.e. Ebola) case appears at a health facility where no previous VHF preparations have been made.