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Been thinking about pandemics (obs). Last big deal I can remember was Ebola. Wondering re lessons learnt from African countries (which is they are prob acting on during #COVID19) . Also rich countries really don’t like having to learn from the global south . THREAD 1/
Nigeria. “ a rapid, coordinated response halted the outbreak in its tracks.” #ebola lessons for #Covid_19 https://www.livescience.com/48359-nigeria-how-ebola-was-contained.html
Anybody who doesn’t remember this it was 2014-16 . Ebola had 50% fatality rate (way worse that current pandemic) so having faced that it’s no wonder many African countries took #Covid_19 seriously . Info re Ebola from WHO here https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ebola-virus-disease
So after patient zero was identified (he came in on a flight). Nigeria acted with a QUICKNESS how?
1. Fast and thorough tracing of all potential contacts
2. Ongoing monitoring of these contacts
3. Rapid isolation of potentially infectious contacts 4/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-did-nigeria-quash-its-ebola-outbreak-so-quickly/
1. Fast and thorough tracing of all potential contacts
2. Ongoing monitoring of these contacts
3. Rapid isolation of potentially infectious contacts 4/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-did-nigeria-quash-its-ebola-outbreak-so-quickly/
“ While the US has been scrambling to address the few cases of Ebola on its shores with a series of policy missteps, Nigeria showed that it could be done by an African country on its own terms.” #COVID19 lessons from #ebola https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/11/nigeria-ebola-myth-white-saviours-201411654947478.html
One I’m not the only person wondering about lessons the West can learn from Africa’s experience and actions during #ebola crisis to inform action on #COVID19 this article summaries some key points https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/16/coronavirus-ebola-liberia-sirleaf-west-can-learn-from-africa-response/
“ Those first days of the 2014 Ebola outbreak and Liberia’s response from that point on can offer important lessons to European and North American governments” re #COVID19 . But I guess leaders won’t take advice from places they consider “shithole countries” 
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“ First and foremost, leaders must communicate with citizens effectively” U.K. gov has steppped up coms now but at the start messages felt confused. #COVID19 lessons from #ebola
Specifically engaging the young “Our communication had to be forceful but engaging to our young population.” obs we all remember feeling invincible + immortal in our youth so clear communication were the severity specifically at young ppl as vital. #COVID19 lessons from #ebola
“ the truth itself is the easiest thing around which to craft a unified message from any government to any public—especially in a crisis.” maybe this is where U.K. and US political leaders fell down. So used to misinformation and dissembling... #covid19 lessons from #ebola
“WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus distinguished between countries that have failed to contain the virus [ #covid19] due to a lack of political will rather than a lack of resources.” As one of the richest nations in the world lack of resources wd be an odd defense
“Africa + other regions of Global South have demonstrated that they are far from passive centres for medical experimentation. Rather, they are the sites of home-grown solutions which should be transmitted globally.“ #COVID19 Thanx
@jemjemdesi https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/africa-saving-pandemic-200408180254152.html
@jemjemdesi https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/africa-saving-pandemic-200408180254152.html
