The link between the West African Ebola outbreak and health systems in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone: a systematic review

• Published in: Globalization and health Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 1
• Main Authors: Shoman, Haitham, Karafillakis, Emilie, Rawaf, Salman
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 04.01.2017; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Academic libraries; Analysis; Delivery of Health Care - standards; Demographic aspects; Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data; Ebola virus; Ebola virus infections; Epidemics; Experts; Government Programs - economics; Government Programs - standards; Guinea; Health aspects; Health Resources - supply & distribution; Healthcare Financing; Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - complications; Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - mortality; Humans; Interviews; Liberia; Medical laboratories; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; Public health; Review; Risk factors; Sierra Leone; Workforce; Liberia; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Service delivery; Liberia; World Health Organization; Guinea; Health systems; Leadership and governance; Sierra Leone; Health workforce; Information and research; Health financing

An Ebola outbreak started in December 2013 in Guinea and spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone in 2014. The health systems in place in the three countries lacked the infrastructure and the preparation to respond to the outbreak quickly and the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a public health em...