This helpdesk report seeks to establish what lessons have been learnt from the current and previous Ebola outbreaks. It recommends good practice and makes suggestions based on the evidence for good practice and preparedness to reduce transmission and prevent further risk and exposure in affected cou...ntries.
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This learning report attempts to understand the drivers for, and barriers to, effective implementation as well as review the experiences of Start Fund members in responding to these outbreaks to support evidence-based decision-making within the Star...t Network at project, crisis, and system level. Specifically, it analyses the effectiveness, efficiency, and relevance of Start Fund disease outbreak responses by reviewing and analysing funding, decision-making and response activities before ultimately exploring implications and recommendations.
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Guidelines for planning and provision of pastoral and social support services
The funding requested in this supplementary appeal will enable UNHCR to enhance preventive, preparedness and response measures against EVD, participate in the regional and country inter-agency response and ensure continuity of operations, including ...preparations for the resumption of the voluntary repatriation of Ivorian refugees, in the face of the Ebola crisis
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Learning from the Use of Data, Information, and Digital Technologies in the West Africa Ebola Outbreak Response
The report will describe how the Ebola Response MPTF, which has attracted contributions from 38 Member States, one business and many individuals, has offered a transparent and strategic tool to support the Ebola response. As of 31 January 2015, the ...Fund had total pledges amounting to US$142 million, out of which US$132 million have been deposited
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BMJ Global Health2019;4:e001504. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2019-00150