When tackling an Ebola outbreak speed is a critical element - every hour counts.
- Part-time lecturer at the Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard University, and Lecturer at the School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Liberia
Los países de la región se encuentran en una posición muy diferente a la de hace siete años. Ahora cuentan con la experiencia del pasado y con nuevas herramientas para hacer frente a la enfermedad. El rastreo de casos y sus contactos es clave.
Ebola a déclenché une nouvelle épidémie en Guinée. Face à cette flambée, les pays d’Afrique de l'Ouest sont mieux préparés qu’ils ne l’étaient sept ans en arrière.
Countries in the West Africa region are in a very different position to seven years ago. They now have the experience of the past as well as new tools to tackle Ebola.
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When done properly, a simulation exercise is a useful tool for evaluating preparedness for a public health emergency.
The DRC president’s direct involvement can rally people who have previously doubted the reality of the outbreak.
Ebola is difficult to contain because of human social and behavioural factors. But it can be if 100% of the infected people’s contacts are identified and monitored.
Les faits sont incontestables : l'épidémie actuelle d'Ebola est en expansion et ne donne aucun répit. La méfiance envers l’autorité, la guerre civile et le virus constituent un cocktail explosif.
The grim facts are undisputed: the current Ebola outbreak is expanding, largely unabated.
It could be a matter of days before the ebola epidemic in the DRC spreads to urban centres or spills over into neighbouring countries.
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