Title:
RANSMISSION CONTROL CHALLENGES: Health Service Delivery and Community Engagement during the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak of 2014-2015 in Liberia
Authors:
Zikeh, Topian
Place:
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Publisher:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute [etc.]
Year:
2020
PAGE:
x, 39
Language:
En
Subject:
Health and Poverty
Keywords:
Liberia, health system, community engagement, Ebola Virus disease, Transmission control challenges.
Abstract:
Liberia has experienced the deadliest outbreak of Ebola in history, with a health system unprepared to control the EVD rapid transmission that reported 10,678 cases, 4,810 deaths including health workers, and disruption of routine health services. Rigorous joint efforts of the government and its partners eliminated the EVD transmission. Notwithstanding, Liberia continues to experience outbreaks of infectious diseases.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute , VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT (Royal Tropical Institute)
Country:
Liberia
Region:
West Africa
Training:
Master of Public Health/International Course in Health Development
Category:
Research
Right:
© 2021 Zikeh
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
File:
ZFRjjRX6WM_20220131145022630.pdf