Question

Discuss the Ebola outbreak that occurred in West Africa in 2014.

• What do you remember from the media at the time?
• Have your perceptions about the transmission of highly infectious diseases changed after what you have learned in this course?
• Do you see the 2014 Ebola outbreak differently now?

Answer 1

In the history 2014 west africa ebola virus disease is a larger, severe, complex ebola peidemic. In that more than 28,000 people infected and 11,000 people died. there is no effective warning system made that disease widspwrad in the entire region. due to poor available resources and failure to disjointed, it increases the outbreak. guinea, sierra leons, and Liberia affected more. march 2016, sierra leone declared as ebola free region.  WHO documented total of 14,124 cases with 3955deaths in sierra leone that is the highest epidemic than any other country.
Media coverage increased the awareness and concern when there was a rumour about ebola story that make beliefs by people to prevent Ebola infection that was reported in the newspaper in 2014. due to rumors many people diest and hospitalized. the intervention by the government and media helped in stopping such false rumors about ebola. media role in ebola reportage increases awareness and stopped spread populace.
In West African media plays an important role in information dissemination that occurs at epidemic proportions. it spread awareness among the public. but still, the media needs to continue and investigate the reportage of disease outbreak that helps the general public to avoid disease and health issues.
global public health emergency response well in the disease outbreak. WHO helps in organization role and emergency funds available for response well now for outbreak prevention.new leadership role and rapid action and coordination response and treatment and vaccination deal with 2014 Ebola epidemic challenges. media involvement in the public in an ongoing outbreak raising awareness and concern about the outbreak.