Document Type
Editorial
Publication Date
1-22-2016
Publication Title
Information Technology for Development
Volume
22
Issue
1
First Page
1
Last Page
14
Abstract
When news broke on 23rd July 2014, that a case of the deadly virus Ebola had been confirmed in Lagos, home to about 21 million people and a major transportation hub, the World held its breath. If not contained, this virus could spread quickly killing a multitude of people around the World. By 15th October, cases of Ebola had been recorded around the World: Liberia reported 4249 cases with 2458 deaths, Sierra Leone reported 3252 cases with 1183 deaths, Guinea 1472 cases with 843 deaths, Nigeria reported 20 cases with 8 deaths, the USA reported 3 cases and 1 death, Spain and Senegal reported 1 case with no deaths (Qureshi et al, 2015).
Recommended Citation
Qureshi, Sajda, "Creating a Better World with Information and Communication Technologies: Health Equity" (2016). Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis Faculty Publications. 47.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/isqafacpub/47
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Communication Technology and New Media Commons, Databases and Information Systems Commons, Health Information Technology Commons
Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Information Technology for Development on 22/1/2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02681102.2015.1121585.