Preparing for Ebola outbreaks: not without the social sciences

There should no longer be any debate about the value of the social sciences when confronting the Ebola epidemic. In countries experiencing an outbreak, social scientists, including anthropologists and sociologists, were involved in the response early on to adapt informational messages for the public...

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Published in:Global health promotion 2015-06, Vol.22 (2), p.5-6
Main Authors: Taverne, Bernard, Akindes, Francis, Berthe, Abdramane, Bila, Blandine, Caremel, Jean-François, Desclaux, Alice, Dagobi, Abdoua Elhadji, Egrot, Marc, Fournet, Florence, Houngnihin, Roch
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceptances
Africa, Western - epidemiology
Anthropologists
Communicable Disease Control - organization & administration
Communicable Diseases, Emerging - epidemiology
Communicable Diseases, Emerging - prevention & control
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Ebola
Female
Funerals
Global Health
Health care
Health policy
Health promotion
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - epidemiology
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - prevention & control
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Life Sciences
Male
Medical service
Public health
Risk Assessment
Santé publique et épidémiologie
Social Anthropology and ethnology
Social sciences
Social Sciences - organization & administration
Social scientists
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Summary:There should no longer be any debate about the value of the social sciences when confronting the Ebola epidemic. In countries experiencing an outbreak, social scientists, including anthropologists and sociologists, were involved in the response early on to adapt informational messages for the public and promote acceptance of public health decisions. They worked not only to 'humanize' health care and funeral practices, but also to assess the social impacts of the epidemic. Experience regarding the contribution of the social sciences was gained on the ground. Here, Taverne discusses the significance of the social sciences when confronting Ebola outbreaks. Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Ltd
ISSN:1757-9759
1757-9767
DOI:10.1177/1757975915582298