Incident Management Systems are essential for Effective Coordination of Large Disease Outbreaks: Perspectives from the Coordination of the Ebola Outbreak Response in Sierra Leone

• Main Authors: Olushayo Oluseun Olu (Author), Margaret Lamunu (Author), Alexander Chimbaru (Author), Ayotunde Adegboyega (Author), Ishata Conteh (Author), Ngoy Nsenga (Author), Noah Sempiira (Author), Kande-Bure Kamara (Author), Foday Mohamed Dafae (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Response to the 2014-2015 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Sierra Leone overwhelmed the national capacity to contain it and necessitated a massive international response and strong coordination platform. Consequently, the Sierra Leone Government, with support of the international hu...