Ebola in the DRC: The Perverse Effects of a Parallel Health System

Author(s)
The Congo Research Group (CRG)
Publication language
English
Pages
50pp
Date published
17 Sep 2020
Publisher
NYU Center on International Cooperation
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, Working in conflict setting, Coordination, Epidemics & pandemics, Funding and donors, Governance, Health, Protection, human rights & security
Countries
DRC
Link
http://congoresearchgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/report-ebola-drc-the-perverse-effects-of-a-parallel-health-system.pdf

Over the past two years, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has worked to contain its tenth and largest Ebola epidemic. This Congo Research Group group report, the first of three focusing on the epidemic, examines the public health aspects of the response—particularly the creation of a parallel health system funded by international donors. Despite clinical advances, these parallel structures significantly compromised the efficacy of the response, potentially prolonging the epidemic and contributing to violence.

Authors: 
The Congo Research Group (CRG)