The Socio-Economic Impacts of Ebola in Liberia : Results from a High Frequency Cell Phone Survey
As of February 18, 2015 Liberia has reported over 9,000 cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), and 3,900 deaths. Since the previous round of data collection, in December 2014, Liberia continues to show progress toward getting to zero cases, and in the...
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| Format: | Economic & Sector Work |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2015
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/24050332/socio-economic-impacts-ebola-liberia-results-high-frequency-cell-phone-survey http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21624 |
| Summary: | As of February 18, 2015 Liberia has
reported over 9,000 cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), and
3,900 deaths. Since the previous round of data collection,
in December 2014, Liberia continues to show progress toward
getting to zero cases, and in the 21 days leading up to
January 28, there were only 20 confirmed cases nationally,
down from 92 in the 21 days ending on December 31, 2014, and
a high of 546 in late August and early September. It is
believed that all those currently infected are seeking care
in Ebola Treatment Units (ETUs), some of which have begun to
close in recent weeks as a result of declining need. The
World Bank Group, with the Liberia Institute of Statistics
and Geo-Information Services and the Gallup Organization,
has continued to monitor the socio-economic impacts of EVD
on households through a series of mobile-phone surveys
conducted in October, November, and December 2014, and
January 2015. As the health crisis continues to abate in
Liberia, it will be crucial to tackle the important medium-
and long-term economic and welfare impacts of Ebola on
households. As Liberia continues on the path to eradicating
Ebola, it will be important to identify and support those
who are most vulnerable to the sluggish economy and whose
long-term welfare may be negatively impacted by coping
decisions made in the name of immediate stability. As
households send their children back to school in the next
month, the World Bank Group and partners will continue to
monitor the crisis and work to support the Liberian
government and its people as they move into economic recovery. |
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