The Effectiveness of International Non-Governmental Organizations’ Response Operations during Public Health Emergency
Lessons Learned from the 2014 Ebola Outbreak in Sierra Leone
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15468527 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yoon Ah Shin (0000-0002-2173-6207, University of Pittsburgh), Yoon Shin (University of Pittsburgh), Jungwon Yeo (0000-0002-4991-7026, University of Central Florida), Kyujin Jung (0000-0002-2241-2415, Sungkyunkwan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 650-650 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph15040650 |
| PMID | 29614756 |
| OpenAlex | W2795130326 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 21 |
International Nongovernmental Organizations (INGOs) have played critical roles in improving the quality of primary health care in ordinary time and, indeed, responding to epidemic crises in developing countries. Due to a lack of empirical research for effectiveness of their responding activities, the legitimacy and accountability of nonprofits' engagement in the health crisis as a critical responder is doubted. This paper aims to examine the effectiveness of INGOs in a context of managing a fatal epidemic outbreak of Ebola in Sierra Leone during May-November, 2014; building healthcare infrastructures, providing medical supplies, educating local residents, and training response staffs. The analysis results show that development of healthcare infrastructures and provision of medical supplies have been significantly effective in terms of decreasing the severity of the crisis in chiefdoms. The findings imply that policy tools, which allow INGOs to enter to the field in a timely manner, can improve the effectiveness of INGOs' responses in current and future epidemic outbreaks in developing countries where people suffer from a lack of health infrastructures
Accountability · Context (archaeology · Developing country · Ebola virus · Economic growth · Geography · Health care · Legitimacy · Outbreak · Political science · Politics · Public health · Public relations · Sierra leone · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Disaster Response and Management · Global Maternal and Child Health · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research · Virology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |