Ebola in West Africa: Impact on Health Systems

Publication language
English
Pages
20pp
Date published
26 Feb 2015
Type
Factsheets and summaries
Keywords
Disasters, Epidemics & pandemics, Health
Countries
Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
Organisations
Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS)
Link
http://acaps.org/en/pages/ebola

This report looks at consequences for the health systems in the three most affected countries (Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone). Decreased availability and utilisation of health services are expected to increase the burden of morbidity and mortality of diseases other than Ebola, as the sick are not being treated.