Incident Management Systems are essential for Effective Coordination of Large Disease Outbreaks: Perspectives from the Coordination of the Ebola Outbreak Response in Sierra Leone

Incident Management Systems are essential for Effective Coordination of Large Disease Outbreaks: Perspectives from the Coordination of the Ebola Outbreak Response in Sierra Leone

Background: Response to the 2014–2015 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Sierra Leone overwhelmed the national capacity to contain it and necessitated a massive international response and strong coordination platform. Consequently, the Sierra Leone Government, with support of the international hu...

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Main Authors: Olushayo Oluseun Olu, Margaret Lamunu, Alexander Chimbaru, Ayotunde Adegboyega, Ishata Conteh, Ngoy Nsenga, Noah Sempiira, Kande-Bure Kamara, Foday Mohamed Dafae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Sierra Leone
coordination
outbreak response
Incident Management System
Ebola virus disease
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00254/full

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