We and the nurses are now working with one voice
How community leaders and health committee members describe their role in Sierra Leone鈥檚 Ebola response
Abstract
Across low-income settings, community volunteers and health committee members support the formal health system - both routinely and amid emergencies - by engaging in health services such as referrals and health education. During the 2014鈥�2015 Ebola epidemic, emerging reports suggest that community engagement was instrumental in interrupting transmission. Nevertheless, literature regarding community volunteers鈥� roles during emergencies generally, and Ebola specifically, is scarce. This research outlines what this cadre of the workforce did, how they coped, and the facilitators and barriers they faced to providing care in Sierra Leone
This research was supported by the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme
Citation
McMahon, S.A., Ho, L.S., Scott, K. et al. 鈥淲e and the nurses are now working with one voice鈥�: How community leaders and health committee members describe their role in Sierra Leone鈥檚 Ebola response. BMC Health Serv Res 17, 495 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2414-x