Muhammed Ahmed Zengin

Ebola and the International Community Muhammed Ahmed Zengin

Publisher Marketing: Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Sociology - Medical Care, language: English, abstract: This term paper is concerned with the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa and the responses from the International community. I have chosen this topic, because it was in all the headlines from the newspapers in 2014. We are also responsible for the proceedings in the world. We can't just close our eyes. There are people suffering in different parts of the world, so we have to do as much as we can to help them. The purpose of this term paper is to inform and clarify about the Ebola virus. The main part of the term paper is divided in four parts. The first part is about the history of Ebola how it emerged and distributed. The second part shows the treatment and the third part the prevention and combat from Ebola. The final part displays the respond from the International community and how different institutions reacted and helped. There comes up the question if they reacted in an appropriate way. This term paper doesn't show the biological and chemical details of the virus. It would be too sophisticated and complicated. It is limited to the superficies from the virus and the international reactions and helpfulness of the people. In the end I will answer the question if the international community reacted appropriately to Ebola epidemic in West Africa.