A systems view and lessons from the ongoing Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa

I A Agyepong

doi:10.4314/gmj.v48i3.9

A systems view and lessons from the ongoing Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa

Ghana Med J. 2014 Sep;48(3):168-72. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v48i3.9.

Author

I A Agyepong¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management, School of Public Health, University of Ghana P. O. Box LG 13, Legon, Accra, Ghana.

Abstract

This article analyses the on-going (2014) Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa from a systems perspective; and draws out lessons for West Africa in general and Ghana in particular.

Keywords: Ebola Virus Disease; Ghana; Prevention and Control; Systems; West Africa.

MeSH terms

Africa, Western / epidemiology
Cholera / epidemiology*
Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration*
Developing Countries*
Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control*
Health Resources / supply & distribution
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / epidemiology*
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / prevention & control
Humans
Models, Theoretical
Systems Analysis*