FRAMEWORK AND STRUCTURES FOR EBOLA OUTBREAK RESPONSE Introduction In an epidemic situation like this Ebola virus disease outbreak, events are unfolding quickly and multiple activities are running or need to take place concurrently Effective control of the outbreak therefore depends on effective coordination of all the intervention activities General strategy to CONTROL Ebola outbreak Women, associations Anthropological Triage Barrier Infection Traditional healers evaluation In/out nursing Opinion leaders control Psycho- Formal and informal Behavioural and Clinical case modes of social Organize communication social support Management funerals Social and interventions Clinical trials Cultural Ethics committee practices Communication Ethical Medias Duty of care Press Coordination Research Journalists aspects Active Security Epidemiological case-finding Police Control of Logistics vectors and investigation, Lodging reservoirs in surveillance Follow-up Food nature of contacts and laboratory Social and Specimens Epidemiological Finances Transport Search the Database Laboratory mobile teams Salaries Vehicles source analysis testing Pillars Pillars are composed of experts in those areas of interventions The Pillars are therefore responsible for the technical aspect of the control measures such as developing and designing strategies, planning, implementation, monitoring and supervision of activities ToR for Case Management/ IPC/PS Pillar Establish isolation facilities and provide clinical/ nursing care to patients Implement barrier nursing procedures/ appropriate infection prevention and control measures in the isolation and other PHC facilities Provide ambulance services – referral of suspected cases from the community and lower level health facilities Conduct safe burial of dead bodies from isolation facilities and community deaths Disinfection of homes of suspected/ probable/ confirmed cases/ deaths ToR for Case Management/ IPC/PS Pillar Developing SOPs/ Protocols/ Guidelines Training of health workers in the isolation facility and other PHC facilities on case management and IPC Collection and provision of data from the isolation facility to the surveillance pillar Provide psychosocial support to Ebola patients/survivors, families and communities; and the response teams Reporting Template for NTF Summary of key activities implemented Major gaps in the implementation Recommendations Planned activities .