title: Providing Logistics Support to CDC-Deployed Staff for the Ebola Response in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.
abstract: The first Ebola cases in West Africa were reported by the Guinea Ministry of Health on March 23, 2014, and by June it became the largest recorded Ebola outbreak. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention field teams were deployed to West Africa, including in-country logistics staff who were critical for ensuring the movement of staff, equipment, and supplies to locations where public health knowledge and experience were applied to meet mission-related requirements. The logistics role was critical to creating the support for epidemiologists, medical doctors, laboratory staff, and health communicators involved in health promotion activities to successfully respond to the epidemic, both in the capital cities and in remote villages. Logistics personnel worked to procure equipment, such as portable video projectors, and have health promotion materials printed. Logistics staff also coordinated delivery of communication and health promotion materials to the embassy and provided assistance with distribution to various partners.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA sld9@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Stephanie A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Dopson
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Rockie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Edward N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Rouse
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003142:Communication; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D058872:Epidemics; D016701:Guinea; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007988:Liberia; D011635:Public Health Administration; D012807:Sierra Leone; D014481:United States
keywords: Ebola; Guinea; Liberia; Sierra Leone; logistics