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Social Mobilization and Community Engagement Central to the Ebola Response in West Africa: Lessons for Future Public Health Emergencies

Amaya M Gillespie, Rafael Obregon, Rania El Asawi, Catherine Richey, Erma Manoncourt, Kshiitij Joshi, Savita Naqvi, Ade Pouye, Naqibullah Safi, Ketan Chitnis and Sabeeha Quereshi
Global Health: Science and Practice December 2016, 4(4):626-646; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00226
Amaya M Gillespie
a United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), New York, NY, USA.
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Rafael Obregon
b United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), New York, NY, USA.
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Rania El Asawi
c UNICEF, Monrovia, Liberia.
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Catherine Richey
b United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), New York, NY, USA.
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Erma Manoncourt
a United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), New York, NY, USA.
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Kshiitij Joshi
d UNICEF, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Savita Naqvi
e UNICEF, Regional Office, Dakar, Senegal.
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Ade Pouye
f UNICEF, Conakry, Guinea.
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Naqibullah Safi
c UNICEF, Monrovia, Liberia.
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Ketan Chitnis
b United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), New York, NY, USA.
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Sabeeha Quereshi
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Social Mobilization and Community Engagement Central to the Ebola Response in West Africa: Lessons for Future Public Health Emergencies
Amaya M Gillespie, Rafael Obregon, Rania El Asawi, Catherine Richey, Erma Manoncourt, Kshiitij Joshi, Savita Naqvi, Ade Pouye, Naqibullah Safi, Ketan Chitnis, Sabeeha Quereshi
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Social Mobilization and Community Engagement Central to the Ebola Response in West Africa: Lessons for Future Public Health Emergencies
Amaya M Gillespie, Rafael Obregon, Rania El Asawi, Catherine Richey, Erma Manoncourt, Kshiitij Joshi, Savita Naqvi, Ade Pouye, Naqibullah Safi, Ketan Chitnis, Sabeeha Quereshi
Global Health: Science and Practice Dec 2016, 4 (4) 626-646; DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00226
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