Health Services and Infrastructure Recovery of a Major Public Hospital in Liberia During the 2014-2016 Ebola Epidemic.

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During the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak, health services in Liberia collapsed. Health care facilities could not support effective infection prevention and control (IPC) practices to prevent Ebola virus disease (EVD) transmission necessitating their closure. This report describes the process by which health services and infrastructure were recovered in the public hospital in Monrovia, Liberia. The authors conducted an assessment of the existing capacity for health care provision, including qualitative interviews with community members, record reviews in Ebola treatment units, and phone calls to health facilities. Assessment information was used to determine necessary actions to re-establish services, including building and environmental renovations, acquiring IPC supplies, changing health care practices, hiring additional staff, developing and using an EVD screening tool, and implementing psychosocial supports. On-site monitoring was continued for 2 years to assess what changes were sustained. Described in the report are 2 cases that highlight the challenge of safely re-establishing services with only a symptom-based screening tool and no laboratory tests available on-site. Despite fears among the public, health workers, and the international community, the actions taken enabled basic health care services to be provided during EVD transmission and led to sustainable improvements. This experience suggests that providing routine medical needs helps limit the morbidity and mortality during times of disease outbreak. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2018;13:767-773).
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Authors Ndede, Paul Ochieng;Senkungu, Jude Kimbowa;Shakpeh, John K;Jones, Theresa E;Sky, Rebecca;McDonnell, Sharon;
Journal Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
Year 2019
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10.1017/dmp.2018.124
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ebola health care facilities epidemic emergency management evd epidemic response patient screening resource-poor hospitals triage management

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