Lessons learned from implementation of a national hotline for Ebola virus disease emergency preparedness in South Sudan

Lessons learned from implementation of a national hotline for Ebola virus disease emergency preparedness in South Sudan

Abstract Background The world’s second largest Ebola outbreak occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2018 to 2020. At the time, risk of cross-border spread into South Sudan was very high. Thus, the South Sudan Ministry of Health scaled up Ebola preparedness activities in August 2018, incl...

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Main Authors: Velma K. Lopez, Sharmila Shetty, Angelo Thon Kouch, Matthew Tut Khol, Richard Lako, Alexandre Bili, Anyang David Ayuen, Agnes Jukudu, Ajak Ater Kug, Atem David Mayen, Emmanuel Nyawel, Kibebu Berta, Olushayo Olu, Kevin Clarke, Sudhir Bunga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Conflict and Health
Subjects:
Emergency preparedness
Ebola
Hotline
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-021-00360-x

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