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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okr-10986-216242021-04-23T14:04:03Z The Socio-Economic Impacts of Ebola in Liberia : Results from a High Frequency Cell Phone Survey World Bank Group AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURAL SEASON AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURE BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESSES CASH CROPS CASH TRANSFERS CASSAVA CELL PHONE COCOA COMMUNITIES CONFLICT DESCRIPTION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY FARM SELF-EMPLOYMENT FARMERS FEMALE FOOD AID FOOD CROP FOOD INSECURITY FOOD NEEDS FOOD SECURITY FOODS GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES HARVEST ACTIVITIES HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN INFORMATION SERVICES INTERVENTION MEAL PHONE NUMBERS REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION REGIONAL PRICE RESULT RESULTS RICE RUBBER RUBBER PRICES RURAL RURAL AREAS SAFETY SAVINGS SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL PROTECTION URBAN AREAS VIRUS WAGE EMPLOYMENT WFP 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. 2015-03-19T18:12:25Z 2015-03-19T18:12:25Z 2015-02-24 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 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study Africa Liberia |
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AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURAL SEASON AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURE BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESSES CASH CROPS CASH TRANSFERS CASSAVA CELL PHONE COCOA COMMUNITIES CONFLICT DESCRIPTION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY FARM SELF-EMPLOYMENT FARMERS FEMALE FOOD AID FOOD CROP FOOD INSECURITY FOOD NEEDS FOOD SECURITY FOODS GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES HARVEST ACTIVITIES HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN INFORMATION SERVICES INTERVENTION MEAL PHONE NUMBERS REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION REGIONAL PRICE RESULT RESULTS RICE RUBBER RUBBER PRICES RURAL RURAL AREAS SAFETY SAVINGS SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL PROTECTION URBAN AREAS VIRUS WAGE EMPLOYMENT WFP |
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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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The Socio-Economic Impacts of Ebola in Liberia : Results from a High Frequency Cell Phone Survey |
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The Socio-Economic Impacts of Ebola in Liberia : Results from a High Frequency Cell Phone Survey |
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The Socio-Economic Impacts of Ebola in Liberia : Results from a High Frequency Cell Phone Survey |
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The Socio-Economic Impacts of Ebola in Liberia : Results from a High Frequency Cell Phone Survey |
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The Socio-Economic Impacts of Ebola in Liberia : Results from a High Frequency Cell Phone Survey |
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socio-economic impacts of ebola in liberia : results from a high frequency cell phone survey |
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Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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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 |
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