Social Mobilization Amp the Ebolcb

The book offers a summary of the EVD crisis, and the ways it was defeated by the public who were energized by the gravity of the situation. It discusses the lessons learned, the effect of the disease on children, and the way forward for the international health care system.

List of contents

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction: The Ebola Nightmare in Liberia and West Africa
Chapter 2: The Ebola Nightmare in Liberia and West Africa
Chapter 3: History of Liberia
Chapter 4: How the Ebola Fight was won in Liberia
Chapter 5: The Legacy of Ebola
Chapter 6: Lessons Learned after the Ebola Crisis
Chapter 7: The Law of Unintended Consequences
Chapter 8: Experience of Children during the Ebola Epidemic in Monrovia
Chapter 9: Conclusion
Bibliography

About the author

John Perry is a Canadian Jesuit who was at the Kofi Annan Institute for Conflict Transformation and participated in an effort to teach people in the rural areas about the importance of effective hand washing with chlorine and water.

T. Debey Sayndee is the Liberian Director of the Kofi Annan Institute for \Conflict Transformation. He has been involved in peace building in Liberia and other West African countries for many years.

Summary

The book offers a summary of the EVD crisis, and the ways it was defeated by the public who were energized by the gravity of the situation. It discusses the lessons learned, the effect of the disease on children, and the way forward for the international health care system.

Product details

• Authors: John Perry, T Debey Sayndee, T. Debey Sayndee, Sayndee T. Debey
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2017
• EAN: 9780761868514
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-6851-4
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, MEDICAL / Public Health, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases, MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, Infectious & contagious diseases, Public health & preventive medicine, West Africa, Central / national / federal government policies, Public health and preventive medicine, Infectious and contagious diseases, Central government policies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Health Care