South University Lessons from the Ebola outbreak Discussion

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In 2014, there was an Ebola outbreak in West Africa—Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. Using the resources from the World Health Organization (WHO) (Ebola Data and Statistics).

  • Explore statistics relating to this outbreak and create a summary table of current, confirmed cases per country and current confirmed deaths per country.
  • Assume the role of a public health manager and list lessons learned and at least three salient decision-making strategies that you would use to improve response strategies.

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your initial posting should be addressed at 300-500 words. Submit your document to this Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Be sure to cite your sources using APA format.