Nevin Remington L, Anderson Jill N
a Department of Mental Health , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore , MD , USA.
b Public Health Studies Program , Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , MD , USA.
Med Confl Surviv. 2016 Jan-Mar;32(1):40-69. doi: 10.1080/13623699.2016.1212491. Epub 2016 Jul 25.
In the face of an unprecedented epidemic of Ebola Virus Disease, in September 2014, the US military began sending thousands of personnel to Liberia and supporting areas in Senegal in its largest deployment to the African continent in over two decades. In this review, media reports, published photographs and official statements are evaluated and summarized to identify and describe key time points in the US military response. Specific events include the initial establishment of the Monrovia Medical Unit and the buildup of forces for the expanded mission, which involved enhancement of laboratory testing capacity, construction of Ebola Treatment Units, and training of health care workers. The review concludes with a discussion and critical evaluation of the timeliness of this US military response in the context of the original expectations of the humanitarian community and government officials.
面对前所未有的埃博拉病毒病疫情，2014年9月，美国军方开始派遣数千名人员前往利比里亚以及塞内加尔的支援地区，这是其二十多年来在非洲大陆规模最大的一次部署。在本综述中，对媒体报道、已发表的照片及官方声明进行了评估和总结，以确定并描述美军应对行动中的关键时间点。具体事件包括蒙罗维亚医疗单位的初步设立以及为扩大任务而进行的兵力集结，这涉及增强实验室检测能力、建造埃博拉治疗单元以及培训医护人员。综述最后在人道主义团体和政府官员最初期望的背景下，对美军这一应对行动的及时性进行了讨论和批判性评估。
