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Introduction
The primary goal of a response plan is to contribute to the reduction of the death rate
related to the EVD outbreak mostly in the equator region to prevent spread an outbreak to the
neighboring regions. A response plan is also aimed at addressing humanitarian effects which are
created by the outbreaks.
The response plan is meant to detect all EVD and identify the contacts
Reduce the risk of EVD transmission in the society including schools and in health centers
Ensure clinical and psychological care for the patients and the involved staff
Strengthen the capacity of the national and sub national laboratories to diagnose EVD (Green,
2015).Provide the needed support to make sure that there is continuity of operations in health
units and schools.
EVD response is very complex and requires immediate and effective coordination of
partners at every level. Coordination structures are important in areas where an outbreak is to be
evident (Gostin & Friedman, 2016). The following activities are required to reinforce the
synchronization of associates; strengthening the existing mechanisms of coordination for
epidemic management within the ministry of health at all levels and ensuring that there is
participation and involvement of all actors in the response.
Offer technical sustenance to the activities carried out by the technical commissions.
Revitalize the technical commissions through facilitating close coordination amid health
services, schooling, and societal services and societal structures and headman ship (Shuaib et al.,
2015).Establishment of swift response groups in particular operational hubs acknowledged in the
crisis-affected regions for multi-sectoral appraisal.

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Surveillance Case Findings Contact Tracing and examination of Cases
Rapid detection of upcoming cases is the basis of prevention of the transmission of the
Ebola virus. The latter needs a team of professionals to contact tracers in the meadow aided by
laboratory services which are capable of providing safe and precise examination of samples
(Cenciarelli, Pietropaoli, & Malizia, 2015). There should be an exploitation of epidemiologists at
the state and local health zone levels.it is also important to carry out activities like prospective
evaluation in the society to address the continuing outbreak. Setting up an info supervision
system will also be important in making sure that there is timely sharing of epidemiological data
which would help in guiding operational response (World Health Organization, 2016).
Setting up records of the cases of EVD and deaths in all health units in the region
Organization of active findings which involve health professional, societal leaders, enlistment of
the society volunteers and training staff.it is important to identify contacts and place them under
close supervision for three weeks for symptoms. Giving alerts to team zones in the region and
preparing hospitals and health centers in the big towns will help in offering immediate response
to examine the cases. The latte involves analyzing epidemiological data and provision of
response.
Amplification of Diagnostic Competences
Analysis of EVD can be made by lab examination of samples for the existence of EVD.
Deployment of the portable lab in the infected regions will speed up analysis and also boost the
influence of epidemiological scrutinization (Chandler et al., 2015). The primary activities would
include; deployment of at least one mobile laboratory for the verification of suspected cars,
training the health workforce in laboratories, acquisition of protective equipment and sampling

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boxes and acquisition of reagents and transport samples from the collection points to the
laboratories.
Case Management
Patients should be able to access high-quality therapeutic care to offer relief and care
when required and also improve on survival. For the patients suffering from Ebola, care must be
provided to minimize the risk of transmission of Ebola to other people including the health
workers. Infection deterrence and curbing will guarantee admittance to health facilities
regardless of the outrageous outbreak.
The primary activities are as follows; appraising the existing capabilities of health
amenities in terms of human resources and equipment supplies, recruitment of additional staff in
the affected localities, assisting the segregation units with drugs and the required equipment and
Protecting the staff assigned the duty of taking care of the patients.
Infection deterrence and management is vital in curbing the spread of the Ebola virus.
Prevention measures and practices need to be put initiated in health facilities and all
communities.it is important to empower the procedures in every health facility and in the
affected areas. The staff also needs to be trained on the prevention measures.
Equipping the personnel of health facilities with prevention materials will deter infection
(Santibañez, Siegel, & O'Sullivan, 2016). It is also important to train communities on hand
washing and other methods of maintaining hygiene. Ensuring there is sufficient supply of health
facilities in societies with water supplies will reduce the chances of infection. Management of
waste will be important in the prevention of many opportunistic diseases.

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The affected societies are a priority in the prevention of the transmission of the Ebola
virus. The effectiveness of response is made easier by listening to the concerns of the societies
and providing suitable information to the communities (Gillespie, Obregon, & El Asawi,
2016).The primary activities would involve; mapping the affected communities and precisely the
affected areas, coming up with a national communication plan on Ebola virus, identification of
community and religious leaders and organizing and training the social mobilization groups
(Shuaib et al., 2015).It is also important to equip teams with the communication materials and
also produce communication messages in different platforms and apply of mobilization tools
(Gillespie, Obregon, & El Asawi, 2016).
This is important in case there is stigmatization of Ebola survivors and their family
members. The survivors are not able to resume their normal lives after the recovery. There is a
need to integrate psychosocial care at the earliest stage possible (Santibañez, Siegel, &
O'Sullivan, 2016).
Coaching the providers on the essential psychological care and Equipping groups with the
appropriate tools and support will be vital in the psychosocial care. Assistance in care and
reintegration of survivors would help in planning to fight stigma and other outcomes.
Regulation and report are two different approaches that lead to increasing healthcare
quality. Regulation is a top-down approach and its objective is to put floors on the quality that
consumers can observe. For a report, it is a bottom-up approach whose goal is to create
proportions of quality more visible to clients, who in turn chooses decisions that are appealing
the producers to provide better quality (Cenciarelli, Pietropaoli, & Malizia, 2015). Every
assumption can provoke teaching to prove whether it generates a more firm incentive for
producers to counter to a single constituent of quality compared to the rest. In cases where risk

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adjustment cannot account for the variations between one patient and another, cream-skimming
can be done to each approach independently.
In some instances, a single approach can appear more appealing than the other. For
instance, the close observation of a certain report (Ebola Spread report) on a major element of
value, mortality, and its dependence on particular, medical data for risk evaluation, makes it the
valuable set of reports. It is preferred an appetizing policy tool in a field where health workers
knowledge is crucial and hard to control (Chandler et al., 2015). Yet the expenses introduced by
the specific-based statistics assortment are yet to be anticipated, which makes it hard to estimate
the propositions of replicating this form to other settings. An instance in that field that can lend
itself stronger to control is the slow response to pneumonia medication.
It is important for the partner involved in the response plan to be updated with accurate
information so that they can formulate the accurate response plans. Evaluation models are
important in ensuring that the partners respond to Ebola outbreaks immediately. The WHO
responds to this problem by ensuring that all partners are fed with updated information on the
status of the Ebola-stricken area and the well-being of the communities that live in the affected
areas (Santibañez, Siegel, & O'Sullivan, 2016). The evaluation models also support the
production of ad hoc information as required by the partners and other supporters.

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Conclusion
In most cases, the Ebola outbreak has been termed as an old disease in a new context
owing to the various displays that it has shown. It is good for health care policymakers to come
up with control measures that are designed to Ebola outbreaks. In future epidemics, it is
important to reinforce the older messages early and more vocally. There is a need for the high
alert response in areas where the Ebola survivors live.

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References
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Chandler, C., Fairhead, J., Kelly, a., & Leach, M. (2015). Ebola: limitations of correcting
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Gillespie, A. M., Obregon, R., & El Asawi, R. (2016). Social mobilization and community
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