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The International Response To The Outbreak Of The Ebola Crisis In West Africa
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1.6 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
The
temporal scope of this study encompasses the international response to
the outbreak of the ebola crisis in West Africa from 2014 till date. The
spatial scope includes the affected countries in West Africa, although
much emphasis is placed on Nigeria where the ebola virus disease broke
out last year (2014)
The main limitation of this study is the
inability to gain access to individuals who have been directly affected
or fallen victim of the ebola virus disease. This is because of the
contagious factor of the disease which is terribly risky.
1.7 ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY
This
research work is structured into five chapters. Chapter one includes
introduction to the study, statement of the problem, objectives of study
research questions, significance of study, scope and limitation of
study, organization of study and definition of terms. Chapter two
focused on the conceptual clarification and theoretical frame work.
Chapter three examined research methodology. Chapter four is devoted to
data analysis, and includes the analysis of secondary data while Chapter
five covers the findings, conclusion and recommendation.
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS CRISIS
According
to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary crisis is defined as an unstable or
crucial time or state of affairs in which a decisive change is
impending. Based on this research more attention is going to be paid on
health crisis. Health Crisis is a difficult situation or complex health
system that affects humans in one or more geographic areas, from a
particular locality to encompass the entire planet.
EBOLA
A
notoriously deadly virus that causes fearsome symptoms, the most
prominent being high fever and massive internal bleeding. Ebola virus
kills as many as 90% of the people it infects. It is one of the viruses
that are capable of causing hemorrhagic (bloody) fever.
Ebola virus
is transmitted by contact with blood, faeces, or body fluids from an
infected person or by direct contact with the virus, as in a laboratory.
People can be exposed to Ebola virus from direct contact with the blood
or secretions of an infected person. This is why the virus has often
been spread through the families and friends of infected persons: in the
course of feeding, holding, or otherwise caring for them, family
members and friends would come into close contact with such secretions.
People can also be exposed to Ebola virus through contact with objects,
such as needles, that have been contaminated with infected secretions.
The incubation period --the period between contact with the virus and the appearance of symptoms -- ranges from 2 to 21 days.
EXTERNAL ACTORS
United
Nations (UN), world health organization (WHO), U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), NGOs, ministries of health and multilateral
organizations and Ebola treatment units (ETU).
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