Orphans and Ebola : estimating the secondary impact of a public health crisis (English)

The 2014 Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in West Africa is the largest to date by far. Ebola Virus Disease causes disproportionate mortality among the working-age population, resulting in far more mortality for parents of young children than other health crises. This paper combines data on the age distribution of current and projected mortality from Ebola with the fertility distribution of adults in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, to estimate the...

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Evans, David K.;

Popova,Anna;
Document Date
2015/02/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS7196
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2015/02/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Orphans and Ebola : estimating the secondary impact of a public health crisis
Keywords
number of orphans

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Evans, David K.; Popova,Anna.

Orphans and Ebola : estimating the secondary impact of a public health crisis (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 7196 Washington, DC: World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/381871468257328445

Orphans and Ebola : estimating the secondary impact of a public health crisis (English)

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