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Socio-Economic Impact of Ebola Virus Disease in West African Countries A call for national and regional containment, recovery and prevention

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This report is unique. It is the first report to undertake an assessment of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) for each of the 15 West African countries, breaking away from the tradition of focusing on the three epicentre countries. It is also the first to assess the impact of EVD on poverty incidence and food security in both the three epicentre countries and other non-West African countries. The estimation approach of the socio-economic impact, which allows for consistency checks, is also different from that of other studies.

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  • UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa, "undated". "Socio-Economic Impact of Ebola Virus Disease in West African Countries A call for national and regional containment, recovery and prevention," UNDP Africa Policy Notes 2015-04, United Nations Development Programme, Regional Bureau for Africa.
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    Keywords

    Africa; Commodity;

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    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation

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