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The World Health Organization (WHO) requested a Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) literature review of countries impacted by the Ebola virus, including Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. International Medical…
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Looks at regional implications and country by country (Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinee). There is scant specific information on mental health but many of the other information has MHPSS implications.
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Active case finding (which includes contact tracing) ensures early identification and prompt isolation of potential cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD), leading to successful interruption of transmission in a community.…
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Short article in the March 2015 Lancet which outlines how Ebola disproportionately affects women and children in West Africa.
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An assessment undertake in Lunsar, Port Loko District, which included men, women and children.
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Essential toolkit for people working with Ebola effected children in Sierra Leone
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An updated list of resources with many medical anthropology publications
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How locals/communities are responding to the disease outbreak. NB: Includes thinking on children affected by Ebola and the communitie's proposed solutions which includes creating orphanages for children who have lost…
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Community-based psychosocial support in Liberia during Ebola
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ZOONOSES – FROM PANIC TO PLANNING FeaturedExcellent brief on supporting an integrated "One health " approach which differs from top down disease focused interventions. Rapid response brief : ISSUE 02 • JANUARY 2013 Over two thirds of all…
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The total number of probable, confirmed and suspected cases (see Annex 1) in the current outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa was 6263, with 2917 deaths, as…
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Ebola: Impact on Health in West Africa * Over 22 million people are living in areas with active Ebola transmission. As of 21 September, 6,242 cases have…
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A list of available Ebola resources and links from this site at 23rd Sept 2014
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In emergencies and resource-poor settings, non-specialists are increasingly being trained to provide psychosocial support to people in distress, with Psychological First Aid (PFA) one of the most widely-used approaches. This…
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This brief summarises key mental health and psychosocial support considerations in relation to the response to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in North Kivu, DRC in August 2018. The…
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Integrating psychosocial support at Ebola treatment units in Sierra Leone and Liberia (2018) The Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic killed almost 12,000 people across Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, causing significant psychological distress…
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Announcement: Reaching out a helping hand during Ebola: adaptation of the Psychological First Aid guide
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How to eat an elephant: psychosocial support during an Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone (2015)
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Mental health Atlas: Democratic Republic of the Congo (2014)
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The Psychosocial Challenges of Caring for Patients with Ebola Virus Disease (2017)
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Maladie à virus Ebola: questions-réponses
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Psychosocial support during an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (2018)
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Psychosocial support in Ebola: Lessons learned
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Santé mentale et soutien psychosocial dans les flambées de maladie à virus ebola: Guide pour les planificateurs des programmes de santé publique
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This report discusses those organizations rooted in the country or region where they have been established and who have been involved in locally-led humanitarian response on their own or with…
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The purpose of the Social and Behavior Change Communication for Emergency Preparedness Implementation Kit (hereafter referred to as “the I-Kit”) is to provide a set of key considerations for SBCC…
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En situation d’épidémie voire de pandémie, les rites de mort persistent à être fondamentaux tant pour le défunt que pour sa famille. Il en est ainsi au temps du sida,…
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This second and updated edition of this hugely successful manual provides practical and easy-to-follow guidelines on the recovery, documentation and storage of the remains of individuals who have died in…
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Key reccomendations The key recommendation arising from the workshop is that psychosocial support should have had a higher priority from the onset and throughout the EVD response, and that concerted advocacy…
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Although research on the epidemiology and ecology of Ebola has expanded since the 2014–15 outbreak in West Africa, less attention has been paid to the mental health implications and the…
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The outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) that began in 2013 in West Africa had by December 2015, resulted in over 28,000 cases. Although estimates of the number of people…
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L’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS) a demandé un examen de la littérature sur la santé mentale et le soutien psychosocial (SMSPS) dans les pays touchés par le virus Ebola,…
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The crisis events of 2014, from ongoing and new conflicts to the Ebola virus disease outbreak, seemed like an overwhelming amount of ‘terrible’ for one year. These events stretched the…
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This personal reflection is based on the author's experiences, a native Liberian, in her country at the beginning of the 2014 Ebola epidemic. It includes her account of events as…
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The CHS Guidance Notes and Indicators are a supplement to the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS). This document is aimed at all humanitarian actors and organisations involved…
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This document is for public health programme planners working at national and sub-national level in countries facing Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreaks. It gives an overview of essential knowledge that…
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This paper looks at a range of problems encountered in West Africa, from weak health systems to a lack of trust, in order to illustrate broader conclusions about the global…
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Between July ans Spetember 2015 MDM led comprehensive assessment of the current situation and needs of the Ebola survivors as well as the bereaved families of the deceased EVD patients.…
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A study of the impact of the engagement and mobilization of faith leaders in Sierra Leone and Liberia in reducing the spread of ebola. Focuses on the importance of…
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The Ebola response Phase 3 framework incorporates new knowledge and tools into the ongoing Ebola response and recovery work to achieve and sustain a "resilient zero". Phase 3 builds upon…
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Highlights: 1. For the week of 31 August – 6 September, two confirmed cases have been reported: one in Conakry, Guinea, and the other in Kambia, Sierra Leone. 2. On 3…
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The technical meeting to support Ebola-affected countries on the recovery and resilience plans organized in Accra on 9-11 June 2015 brought together 106 participants from the Ministries of Health, Ministries…
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The massive number of personnel deployed in the response are faced with many risks. For most deployees the Ebola outbreak in West Africa poses a new experience. This is why…
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This paper provides recommendations to the International Ebola Recovery Pledging Conference, July 10th in New York, drawing on recent research and practice in Sierra Leone. It will be presented at…
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Annex to the Report of a Consultation Meeting held in Freetown 6th and 7th May 2015
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Report of a Consultation Meeting held in Freetown 6th and 7th May 2015 Hosted by WHO Sierra Leone and attended by major actors in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support.
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This manual is designed to orient helpers to offer psychological first aid (PFA) to people affected by an Ebola outbreak. PFA involves humane, supportive and practical assistance for people who…
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This book is a guide to Southern African Government Disaster Management Authorities/ Agencies (NDMAs) and Disaster Managers on different mechanisms, international tools and services and needs assessments – all for…
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The report is based on interviews with dozens of MSF staff involved in the organization’s Ebola intervention. It recounts MSF’s early warnings one year ago about cases of Ebola spreading…
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Ebola Outbreak in West Africa - Lessons Learned from Quarantine: Sierra Leone and Liberia, 19 March 2015 * Self-imposed quarantine has proved less problematic. …