"We and the nurses are now working with one voice": How community leaders and health committee members describe their role in Sierra Leone's Ebola response

• Main Authors: Shannon A. McMahon (Author), Lara S. Ho (Author), Kerry Scott (Author), Hannah Brown (Author), Laura Miller (Author), Ruwan Ratnayake (Author), Rashid Ansumana (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Across low-income settings, community volunteers and health committee members support the formal health system - both routinely and amid emergencies - by engaging in health services such as referrals and health education. During the 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic, emerging reports sugg...