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Infectious injustice: the political foundations of the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone

Alexander Beresford

Emma-Louise Anderson

Third World Quarterly

Overview

Based on the crisis caused by the Ebola epidemic (2014-2016), the article analyses the health system crisis in Serra Lea, identifying the several problems that this system suffers from. These reflections are important to understand the institutional reaction to the current pandemic in the contexts of the global South.