mark mosely on ebola

Ebola: Lesson learned for future response Ebola is a virulent virus killing well over half of the people it infects.  This Ebola outbreak is the worst we’ve seen in recent history and caught West African countries, and the many other nations who love and support (including the U.S.), off guard.  So what can we do to better prepare for future infectious disease outbreaks? A key factor in MAP International’s swift response to the outbreak in March, 2014 was the fact that we had extensive inventories of personal protection suits (PPEs) as well as appropriate medicines and supplies on hand and ready to deploy. USAID had entrusted MAP to store, prepare and distribute PPEs in preparation for emerging pandemic threats, like the avian flu, in our implementing USAID Deliver’s Emerging Pandemic Threats program for 6 years. From this experience we know the healthcare community can better prepare in the future by having stockpiles of PPEs, gloves, masks and goggles, medicines and supplies  ready for quick shipment and distribution. These items are key in quickly responding at the initial onset of an outbreak and save the lives of healthcare workers on the front lines fighting the spread of the virus.  It is very possible that if more of these items had been immediately available in West Africa, the worldwide response could have slowed the spread of Ebola considerably.   What could have been done better by the health community this time around?  A large scale response should h...
Source: PHRMA - Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Source Type: news