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Fourteen years of civil war left Liberia with crumbling infrastructure and one of the weakest health systems in the world.
Background: Hygiene promotion is a cornerstone of humanitarian response during infectious disease outbreaks.
During the initial phase of the 2014–2016 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Monrovia, Liberia, all hospitals’ isolation capaciti
Methods and findings We developed a micro-simulation model and calibrated it to both the epidemic curve and the sma
In September 2016, Médecins Sans Frontières responded to a hepatitis E (HEV) outbreak in Chad by implementing water treatment and hy
This publication highlights Global Communities' response to the Ebola outbreak and describes the process of adaptation, collaboratio
Communicable diseases are of particular concern in conflict and disaster-affected populations that reside in camp settings.