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. 2015 Oct;9(5):522-6.
doi: 10.1017/dmp.2015.35. Epub 2015 Mar 18.

Need for Reinforced Strategies to Support Delivery of HIV Clinical Services During the Ebola Outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

M Linda Mobula  1 , Charlene A Brown  1 , Gilbert Burnham  2 , Benjamin R Phelps  1
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Need for Reinforced Strategies to Support Delivery of HIV Clinical Services During the Ebola Outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone

M Linda Mobula et al. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2015 Oct.

Abstract

The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization. The Ebola outbreak has led to the disruption of already fragile but essential health services and drug distribution systems; HIV clinical services in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea were particularly affected. Targeted approaches are necessary to protect the continuity of HIV treatment for people living with HIV and should be integrated within the broader Ebola response; this will save lives, prevent drug resistance, and decrease the likelihood of HIV transmission.

Keywords: delivery of health care; disaster medicine; emergency preparedness.

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