Case 343 - The 2014-2015 West Africa Ebola Outbreak: The Diplomacy of Response and Recovery in Guinea
by Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University
$ 4.50
Read our blog post on The Diplomatic Pouch, and listen to a short audio clip from the author, Dr. Claire Standley, on the February 2021 Ebola outbreak in Guinea.
Listen to a conversation with the author about this case and global health diplomacy on ISD's podcast, Diplomatic Immunity.
Standley, Claire
The 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia killed more than 11,000 people, and offered a stark reminder that viruses do not recognize international borders. The outbreak left the global public health community scrambling to respond quickly to help those infected with Ebola, and stop the spread of the disease. This case study looks at the global response in West Africa, as well as efforts to build laboratory capacity in Guinea. Students will examine the political factors and diplomacy governing global assistance in the context of the outbreak of a deadly disease and the transition from urgent response to longer-term capacity building and development needs.
