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- March 2020 (Revised August 2020)
- Case
Last Mile Health (A)
By: Brian Trelstad and V. Kasturi Rangan
As the Ebola outbreak threatens the fragile health system of Liberia, Raj Panjabi, the founder of Last Mile Health, faces a dilemma: should he expand beyond the organizaton's core mission to help the country build emergency health care capacity, or should he stick to...
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- March 2018 (Revised March 2018)
- Teaching Note
ArcelorMittal and the Ebola Outbreak in Liberia
Teaching Note for HBS No. 718-029.
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- February 2018 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
ArcelorMittal and the Ebola Outbreak in Liberia
By: Sophus A. Reinert, Sarah Nam, Sisi Pan and Eric Werker
During the summer of 2014, Alan Knight, general manager of corporate responsibility at the integrated steel and mining company ArcelorMittal, observed the unfolding of an Ebola epidemic in Liberia and other countries in West Africa with great concern. On the one hand...
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Keywords:
Ebola;
Epidemics;
Ebola Private Sector Mobalization Group;
EPSMG;
Civil War;
Sovereignty;
Change Management;
Judgments;
Development Economics;
Geopolitical Units;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Emerging Markets;
Business and Community Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Safety;
War;
Wealth and Poverty;
Welfare;
Crisis Management;
Mining Industry;
Liberia
- 2017
- Casebook
Public Health Preparedness: Case Studies in Policy and Management
By: Arnold M. Howitt, Dutch Leonard and David W. Giles
This book provides detailed accounts of a range of public health emergencies. Topics range from natural disasters, to infectious diseases, to pandemics, and more. With chapters on Superstorm Sandy, H1N1, the Ebola virus, and bioterrorism, these cases cover major areas...
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- May 20, 2016
- Comment
World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics
By: John A. Quelch
When it comes to emergency preparedness for pandemics, the World Health Organization is falling short. It has not provided prompt and clear leadership to the world in combating either the Ebola or Zika viruses. Its leadership has been low energy, its representatives...
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Keywords:
Global Health;
World Health Organization;
World Bank;
Pandemics;
Emergency Preparedness;
Experience and Expertise;
Decisions;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Communication Strategy;
Nonverbal Communication;
Framework;
Governance;
Government and Politics;
Health;
Management;
Practice;
Problems and Challenges;
Projects;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Human Needs;
Civil Society or Community;
Social Issues;
Welfare or Wellbeing;
Biotechnology Industry;
Health Industry;
Journalism and News Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
Tourism Industry;
Transportation Industry;
Travel Industry;
Africa;
Asia;
Europe;
Latin America;
North and Central America;
South America;
West Indies
- January–February 2015
- Article
Heroic Villains: Are Foreign Investors Problems or Solutions in the Ebola Crisis?
By: Debora L. Spar
For months, the news out of West Africa has been unrelentingly grim. As of early December, the devastating Ebola epidemic had infected a reported 17,942 people and killed 6,388, according to the World Health Organization (WHO); the actual toll, which would also account...
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