Government Preparedness Towards Ebola and Covid-19 Health Crises in Ghana

Joseph Antwi-Boasiako () and Griselda Asamoah-Gyadu ()
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Joseph Antwi-Boasiako: McMaster University
Griselda Asamoah-Gyadu: McMaster University

Public Organization Review, 2023, vol. 23, issue 2, No 7, 515-530

Abstract: Abstract The African continent has witnessed most health crises including yellow fever, meningitis, cholera, and Ebola. Two recent health crises faced by Ghana have been the Ebola virus and the Covid-19 virus diseases. This paper attempts to compare these two crises to understand what preparedness approaches were used by the government of Ghana during these two crises. Also, the paper attempts to identify what the similarities and differences have been and why these similarities and differences existed in the preparedness towards these crises that happened over different periods and whether Ghana’s Covid-19 preparedness was based on lessons from Ebola. Through the policy legacies analytical framework and a review of the literature, the paper argues that Ghana’s preparedness shows a lot of similarities from the training of healthcare workers, the health infrastructure introduced, approaches to public engagement, and political decisions made to fight both crises.

Keywords: Covid-19; Ebola; Ghana; Health crises (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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