USAID led the whole-of-government international response effort to contain the disease and reduced the number of Ebola cases to zero. In total, over 28,600 people were infected and 11,300 died. Build Back Better than Before. Beyond 2015 to 2018, USAID switched its focus to address longer term Pillar II recovery efforts in West Africa.

Jan 21, 2016 · As a development agency, USAID is very concerned about the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa – and its potential for expansion – because of the health, economic, and social impacts this disease is having in the affected countries.

USAID activities worked with civil society organizations, including women’s and survivors’ groups, to promote behavior change, provide social protection to survivors and families who lost loved ones to Ebola, and increase civic participation in local and national

Ebola virus has infected thousands of people in West Africa. The alert has been sounded by the governments of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and the world is scrambling to respond to curtail further suffering and bring this epidemic under control.

This report details key findings from research focused on the collection, management, analysis, and use of paper-based and digital data and information comprising the Ebola outbreak response.

President Obama recently declared the Ebola epidemic in West Africa a top national security priority and announced a clear, comprehensive, and global strategy to stop the outbreak. This series covers unique angles, updates, and scholarship on the Ebola crisis and how the United States is ramping up to help. Read more Impact Blog articles on Ebola:

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) responded by tasking Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS) to improve the infection prevention and control (IPC) capacity of Mali’s health workforce.

Jun 1, 2018 · USAID Welcomes the Official Declaration of the End of the Ebola Outbreak in the Northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo; Statement by USAID Acting Administrator John Barsa on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Allegations in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Although USAID’s Ebola response strategy provided needed flexibility to adjust operations as the disease and other circumstances evolved, challenges related to funding and the transition to recovery weakened USAID’s response, as did shortcomings …

USAID’s Ebola response strategy provided needed flexibility to adjust operations as the disease and other circumstances evolved, but challenges related to funding and the transition to recovery weakened the Agency’s response.