USAID led the whole-of-government international response effort to contain the disease and reduced the number of Ebola cases to zero. In total, over 28,600 people were infected and 11,300 died.

Sep 24, 2014 · USAID/OFDA provided nearly $1 million to IFRC in Guinea to increase public awareness about EVD, as well as support epidemiological investigation, epidemic control, and clinical case management.

Jan 21, 2016 · The United States has done more than any other country to help West Africa respond to the Ebola crisis. In response to the outbreak, USAID deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Mali to lead the overall U.S. response to the Ebola crisis.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) responded by tasking Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS) to improve the infection prevention and control (IPC) capacity of Mali’s health workforce.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has contributed $8 million dollars to support the joint Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and World Health Organization (WHO) Strategic Response Plan to the outbreak (currently budgeted at …

Ebola virus has infected thousands of people in West Africa. The alert has been sounded by the governments of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and the world is scrambling to respond to curtail further suffering and bring this epidemic under control.

Watch on The West African Ebola outbreak of 2014, infected over 28,600 people in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia and killed 11,300. In response, USAID led a U.S. whole-of-government effort to contain the disease and reduced the number of Ebola cases to zero.

This report details key findings from research focused on the collection, management, analysis, and use of paper-based and digital data and information comprising the Ebola outbreak response.

Grounded in more than 130 interviews and an extensive peer review, USAID’s report Fighting Ebola with Information: Learning from the Use of Data, Information, and Digital Technology in the West African Outbreak Response documents best practices and lessons—and concludes with practical recommendations for health, humanitarian,

USAID played a particularly important role in the overall response. Here are nine ways USAID collaborated with implementing partners to support the Ugandan Government’s goals to …