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Research paper

Social Pathways for Ebola Virus Disease in Rural Sierra Leone, and some Implications for Containment

The current outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Upper West Africa is the largest ever recorded.  Molecular evidence suggests spread has been almost exclusively through human-to-human contact.  Social factors are thus clearly important to understand the epidemic and ways in…
2014
Field notes

Summary of Discussions of the Ethics Working Group on Ethical issues related to study design for trials on therapeutics for Ebola Virus Disease

The first round of trials on novel therapeutics for Ebola are set to begin imminently. Members of the Ebola Response Anthropology Platform, Ann Kelly and Clare Chandler, represented the Platform by participating in the WHO Ethics Working Group meetings in…
2014
Briefing

The AAA/Wenner-Gren Ebola Emergency Response Workshop

As of November 4, 2014, the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is confirmed to have infected 13,268 individuals, with 4,960 total deaths estimated. The global Ebola response is evolving rapidly, and as it has evolved, it has become increasingly apparent…
2014
Research paper

Understanding why ebola deaths occur at home in urban Montserrado County, Liberia

Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) home deaths occur as the result of infected persons not being detected early and sent to Ebola Treatment Units (ETU) where they can access care and have an improved chance of survival. From a public health…
2014
Field notes

Woman saves three relatives from Ebola

It can be exhausting nursing a child through a nasty bout with the flu, so imagine how 22-year-old Fatu Kekula felt nursing her entire family through Ebola. Her father. Her mother. Her sister. Her cousin. Fatu took care of them…
2014
UNICEF/UN04022/Gilbertson VII Photo
Evidence review

A systematic review of public health emergency operations centres (EOC)

This systematic review examined peer-reviewed and grey literature to document global best practices for effective public health emergency response by EOC.
WHO
2013
UNICEF/UNI182824/Bindra
Research paper

IDSR as a platform for implementing IHR in African countries

Of the 46 countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) African region (AFRO), 43 are implementing Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) guidelines to improve their abilities to detect, confirm, and respond to high priority communicable and non-communicable diseases. IDSR…
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
2013
UNICEF/UN034479/Rugwiza, UN-MINUSTAH
Evidence review

Natural Disasters, Armed Conflict, and Public Health

The effects of armed conflict and natural disasters on global public health are widespread. Much progress has been made in the technical quality, normative coherence, and efficiency of the health care response. But action after the fact remains insufficient. In…
The New England Journal of Medicine
2013
UNICEF/UNI167510/Jallanzo
Evidence review

How Sure Are You? Judging Quality and Usability of Data Collected during Rapid Needs Assessments

The objective of this technical brief is to provide guidance on how you could assess the quality of information used as evidence for decision making during humanitarian needs assessments. It aims to assist analysts in understanding the distinction between sources…
ACAPS
2013
UNICEF/UNI200040/Khuzaie
Briefing

Scenario Development

A scenario projects alternative ways in which a situation might evolve. It is a set of informed assumptions about a situation that may require humanitarian action. Building scenarios involves speculating about an uncertain future and envisaging different possible outcomes for…
ACAPS
2013
UNICEF/UNI186557/Nijimbere
Evidence review

Call Detail Records: The Use of Mobile Phone Data to Track and Predict Population Displacement in Disasters

Information about the displacement of people after disasters is crucial in determining the scale and impact of the emergency, and is vital for conducting humanitarian needs assessment on the ground. Methods to forecast or detect such migration are however very…
ACAPS
2013
Evidence review

Evaluation of Ebola Response – Uganda

In recent months Uganda has experienced three separate Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) outbreaks. Two Ebola outbreaks in the districts of Kibaale and Luwero and one Marburg event in Kabaale. URCS responded in all three cases with assistance from the IFRC…
IFRC - International Federation of Red Cross/ Red Cresent Societies
2013

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