4.3 - Ebola in West Africa Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
What is Ebola?
A
Viral haemorrhagic fever
2
Q
What’ss the fatality rate of Ebola?
A
50%
3
Q
How many people were infected and killed in West Africa?
A
27,000 infected –> 11,000 killed
Most in Liberia, least in Nigeria
4
Q
What were the main countries affected?
A
Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia
5
Q
Who directed the successful top-down aid project?
A
World Health Organisation
6
Q
What were the biggest barriers at the start of WHO’s top-down project?
A
- Fear of reporting to authorities - lack of trust/cooperation
- Hazard fatigue
- Denial by hard core of population (traditions/beliefs)
7
Q
Which organisations were involved?
A
- WHO
- Doctors Without Borders
- World Food Programme
- EU
- World Bank
8
Q
What were the potential losses to HR?
A
- People who cared for the sick were most vulnerable
- Human touch discouraged - finger-snapping greeting in W Africa
- Traditional burial ceremonies compromised
9
Q
What were the changes + development to culture + society?
A
- Increased education/awareness about Ebola and sanitation
- Increased trust in treatment centre - helped build social contract between authorities and local people
