Who Ebola Response Team
The first team drawn from institutional partners in the WHO Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, or GOARN, travelled to Guinea on 28 March. The team was headed by a senior WHO field epidemiologist. The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Rapid Response Team (RRT) training package is a structured comprehensive collection of training resources and tools enabling relevant training institutions to organize, run and evaluate face-to-face training for national RRTs.
The goal is to stop Ebola transmission in affected countries within 6-9 months and prevent international spread. The roadmap will assist governments and partners in the revision and resourcing of country-specific operational plans for Ebola response, and the coordination of international support for their full implementation. WHO fact sheet on Ebola: key facts, definition, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, WHO response.
This toolkit is a comprehensive set of practical tools and resources designed to support country-level risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) practitioners, decision-makers and partners to plan and implement readiness and response activities for Ebola disease outbreaks. The toolkit contains: information about Ebola disease; RCCE considerations on how to approach key issues during ... the effectiveness of the Regulations regarding the prevention, preparedness and response to the Ebola outbreak; and the status of implementation of recommendations from the previous Review Committee in 2011 and related impact on the current Ebola outbreak.
Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness affecting humans and other primates. On , the World Health Organization (WHO) was notified of an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Guinea. On August 8, the WHO declared the epidemic to be a public health ...
WHO contributed to the early detection and successful response to Ebola outbreaks in Mali, Nigeria and Senegal. Additionally, WHO is supporting efective preparedness measures by providing expert teams, technical assistance, guidance, and tools to more than 110 countries. Ensure emergency and immediate response in countries with an initial case (s) or with localized transmission.
Strengthen preparedness of all countries to rapidly detect and respond to an Ebola.
