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 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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For correspondence: crichey@unicef.org

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

b United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), New York, NY, USA.

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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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