“We and the nurses are now working with one voice”: How community leaders and health committee members describe their role in Sierra Leone’s Ebola response

“We and the nurses are now working with one voice”: How community leaders and health committee members describe their role in Sierra Leone’s Ebola response

Abstract Background Across low-income settings, community volunteers and health committee members support the formal health system - both routinely and amid emergencies - by engaging in health services such as referrals and health education. During the 2014–2015 Ebola epidemic, emerging reports sugg...

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Main Authors: Shannon A. McMahon, Lara S. Ho, Kerry Scott, Hannah Brown, Laura Miller, Ruwan Ratnayake, Rashid Ansumana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Ebola
Sierra Leone
Village health committee
Qualitative research
Community participation
Health management committee
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2414-x

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