Preparedness of health care systems for Ebola outbreak response in Kasese and Rubirizi districts, Western Uganda

• Main Authors: Michael Kibuule (Author), Deogratias Sekimpi (Author), Aggrey Agaba (Author), Abdullah Ali Halage (Author), Michael Jonga (Author), Leonard Manirakiza (Author), Catherine Kansiime (Author), Dominic Travis (Author), Katharine Pelican (Author), Innocent B. Rwego (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The level of preparedness of the health care workers, the health facility and the entire health system determines the magnitude of the impact of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak as demonstrated by the West African Ebola outbreak. The objective of the study was to assess prep...