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dc.contributor.authorOosterhoff, Pauline
dc.contributor.authorWilkinson, Annie
dc.coverage.spatialGuineaen
dc.coverage.spatialLiberiaen
dc.coverage.spatialSierra Leoneen
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-24T15:16:16Z
dc.date.available2015-02-24T15:16:16Z
dc.date.issued2015-02
dc.identifier.citationOosterhoff, P. and Wilkinson, A. (2015) Local Engagement in Ebola Outbreaks and Beyond in Sierra Leone, IDS Practice Paper in Brief 24, Brighton: IDSen
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/5857
dc.description.abstractContainment strategies for Ebola rupture fundamental features of social, political and religious life. Control efforts that involve local people and appreciate their perspectives, social structures and institutions are therefore vital. Unfortunately such approaches have not been widespread in West Africa where response strategies have been predominantly top-down. Authoritarian tactics have had questionable effect, potentially worsening the epidemic and contributing to social and economic burdens. Failure to involve local people and their concerns is often justified by budgetary and practical restraints such as lack of time and resources. However, some of the current Ebola responses reflect problematic assumptions about local ignorance and capability. These sentiments are deeply rooted, having evolved with unequal power dynamics over long periods of time. The emerging evidence on successful local responses suggests that local populations can learn rapidly to adjust high-risk traditional practices and reduce transmission in conjunction with solid public health measures. Recognising and supporting local resilience will be essential in successfully and sustainably engaging populations in effective Ebola responses.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUK Department for International Developmenten
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIDSen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIDS Practice Paper in Brief;24
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/en
dc.subjectHealthen
dc.subjectPolitics and Poweren
dc.titleLocal Engagement in Ebola Outbreaks and Beyond in Sierra Leoneen
dc.typePractice Paper InBriefen
dc.rights.holderIDSen
dc.identifier.agOT/11009/9/2/565


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