Involvement of Civil Society Organizations and Other Community Groups in the Response to the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in the North Kivu and Ituri Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Journal of immunological sciences Pub Date : 2023-05-12 DOI:10.29245/2578-3009/2023/S3.1109

Tiaman Diarra, Joseph Okeibunor, Bailo Diallo, Nkechi Onyeneho, Barry Rodrigue, Michel N'da Konan Yao, Zabulon Yoti, Soce Fall

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We reviewed the involvement of civil society organizations as well as other community level organizations and structures in the response to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A total of 800 randomly selected adults were surveyed using a uniform set of structured questionnaires. An in-depth interview guide was employed to collect information from community members and religious leaders, while focus group discussions were held with community members. The results revealed some involvement of the different organizations in the communities in the response to the EVD outbreak. However, several challenges were encountered, namely security issues, poor awareness, and non-compliance to safety measures. The findings underscore that despite considerable experience over a long period with outbreaks in the DRC, people still need to be educated about the disease.

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民间社会组织和其他社区团体参与应对刚果民主共和国北基伍省和伊图里省爆发的埃博拉病毒疾病。

我们审查了民间社会组织以及其他社区级组织和机构参与应对刚果民主共和国埃博拉病毒病（EVD）爆发的情况。我们使用一套统一的结构化问卷对随机抽取的 800 名成年人进行了调查。采用深入访谈指南收集了社区成员和宗教领袖的信息，并与社区成员进行了焦点小组讨论。结果显示，社区中的不同组织在一定程度上参与了应对 EVD 疫情的工作。然而，也遇到了一些挑战，即安全问题、认识不足和不遵守安全措施。调查结果表明，尽管刚果民主共和国在应对疫情爆发方面积累了长期的丰富经验，但人们仍然需要接受有关该疾病的教育。

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