Question

Looking at the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, West Africa:

What is the capacity of the community (communities)?

Answer 1

Community capacity is defined as the interaction of human capital, organizational resources, and social capital existing within a given community that can be leveraged to solve collective problems too improve or maintain the well being of a given community.

In seirra leone ebola outbreak happend in 2014. They found their community capacity in their nation to confront ebola. Following are some of the measures they taken

1.During lockdown 28500 trained community workers and volunteers went door to door providing informationon how to prevent infection as well as setting up Ebola surveillance team

2. NERC ( National Ebola Response Centre)

Lead by sierra's president and under the operational control of defence minister

3.Establishment of civilian led military operation team

4.DERC ( District Ebola Response Centre)

5 NETF ( National Ebola Task Force)