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Disconnect Between Workers Fighting Ebola and Those at Risk
Caroline Helwick
November 26, 2014
NEW ORLEANS ? The Ebola virus will probably not be contained until the public health community better appreciates the culture of the people at risk, according to specialists who have spent time in the areas of West Africa dealing with the epidemic.
During a session here at the American Public Health Association 142nd Annual Meeting, speakers who have worked in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone said there is a pervasive cultural disconnect among the citizenry and the healthcare community trying to help...
Disconnect Between Workers Fighting Ebola and Those at Risk
Caroline Helwick
November 26, 2014
NEW ORLEANS ? The Ebola virus will probably not be contained until the public health community better appreciates the culture of the people at risk, according to specialists who have spent time in the areas of West Africa dealing with the epidemic.
During a session here at the American Public Health Association 142nd Annual Meeting, speakers who have worked in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone said there is a pervasive cultural disconnect among the citizenry and the healthcare community trying to help...