USAID led the whole-of-government international response effort to contain the disease and reduced the number of Ebola cases to zero. In total, over 28,600 people were infected and 11,300 died. Build Back Better than Before. Beyond 2015 to 2018, USAID switched its focus to address longer term Pillar II recovery efforts in West Africa.

The outbreak marks Uganda's eighth from an Ebola virus. The first confirmed case in the outbreak was a nurse at a hospital in the nation's capital, Kampala, who contracted Ebola on Jan. 20 or Jan ...

This report examines (1) obligations for USAID's Ebola recovery projects, (2) the status of USAID's implementation of these projects, and (3) USAID's evaluation of Ebola recovery efforts.

Feb 3, 2025 · USAID's activities range from providing prosthetic limbs to soldiers injured in Ukraine, to clearing landmines and containing the spread of Ebola in Africa.

Jan 21, 2016 · As a development agency, USAID is very concerned about the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa – and its potential for expansion – because of the health, economic, and social impacts this disease is having in the affected countries.

As a development agency, USAID is very concerned about the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa – and its potential for expansion – because of the health, economic, and social impacts this disease is having in the affected countries. Please see the Ebola News Archive for older updates.

Fighting Ebola: A Grand Challenge for Development. Every day, in hot, humid, and extremely difficult environments, health care workers in Ebola-affected countries are performing critical tasks that save lives and prevent the spread of the virus.

President Obama recently declared the Ebola epidemic in West Africa a top national security priority and announced a clear, comprehensive, and global strategy to stop the outbreak. This series covers unique angles, updates, and scholarship on the Ebola crisis and how the United States is ramping up to help. Read more Impact Blog articles on Ebola:

USAID activities worked with civil society organizations, including women’s and survivors’ groups, to promote behavior change, provide social protection to survivors and families who lost loved ones to Ebola, and increase civic participation in local and national

USAID’s response to the Ebola outbreak was swift and significant but the international efforts need the partnership of the private sector to address the critical economic, social, and political gaps created in the countries hardest hit by the virus: Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.