Abstract
The 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa was of unprecedented magnitude with a total of 28,616 suspected, probable, and confirmed cases reported in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.The international humanitarian community utilized its expertise in rapid response and scale up in emergency situations to manage a threat different from the more common humanitarian emergencies resulting from conflict or natural disaster.Unique multisectoral partnerships forged between traditional public health actors and humanitarian actors facilitated mutual learning and opened the door to ongoing working relationships that will hasten efficient and effective response to future global public health emergencies.
Highlights
The 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa was of unprecedented magnitude with a total of 28,616 suspected, probable, and confirmed cases reported in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone as of June 2016 (WHO Ebola Virus Disease Situation Report 2016)
We briefly describe the unique features of this outbreak that necessitated an international humanitarian response, including multisectoral partnerships between traditional public health actors and non-traditional public health actors, and implications for the future
While traditional public health actors with previous experience in Ebola response provided their expertise, development actors provided in country experience due to their longstanding presence, along with knowledge and the trust of the local communities, and the international humanitarian community provided experience working within the humanitarian architecture and the ability to rapidly scale up a response
Summary
The 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa was of unprecedented magnitude with a total of 28,616 suspected, probable, and confirmed cases reported in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone as of June 2016 (WHO Ebola Virus Disease Situation Report 2016). On August 8, 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the EVD outbreak to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), due to the risk of international spread of disease and the need for a coordinated international response (WHO Ebola Virus Disease Situation Report 2016).
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