The Effectiveness of International Non-Governmental Organizations’ Response Operations during Public Health Emergency: Lessons Learned from the 2014 Ebola Outbreak in Sierra Leone
| Autor: | Jungwon Yeo, Kyujin Jung, Yoon Ah Shin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Economic growth
medicine.medical_specialty international nongovernmental organization public health emergency responses Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis lcsh:Medicine Developing country Context (language use) Article Sierra leone Sierra Leone Disease Outbreaks Ebola Outbreak 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Empirical research Health care medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Epidemics Developing Countries Legitimacy Organizations 030505 public health Primary Health Care business.industry Public health lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Hemorrhagic Fever Ebola Accountability Public Health Emergencies 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 15, Iss 4, p 650 (2018) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 15; Issue 4; Pages: 650 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 1661-7827 |
| Popis: | International Nongovernmental Organizations (INGOs) have played critical roles in improving the quality of primary health care in ordinary time and, indeed, responding to epidemic crises in developing countries. Due to a lack of empirical research for effectiveness of their responding activities, the legitimacy and accountability of nonprofits’ engagement in the health crisis as a critical responder is doubted. This paper aims to examine the effectiveness of INGOs in a context of managing a fatal epidemic outbreak of Ebola in Sierra Leone during May–November, 2014; building healthcare infrastructures, providing medical supplies, educating local residents, and training response staffs. The analysis results show that development of healthcare infrastructures and provision of medical supplies have been significantly effective in terms of decreasing the severity of the crisis in chiefdoms. The findings imply that policy tools, which allow INGOs to enter to the field in a timely manner, can improve the effectiveness of INGOs’ responses in current and future epidemic outbreaks in developing countries where people suffer from a lack of health infrastructures. |
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