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Improving mapping for Ebola response through mobilising a local community with self-owned smartphones: Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone, January 2015.

Laura M Nic LochlainnIvan GaytonGeorgios TheocharopoulosRobin EdwardsKostas DanisRonald KremerKarline KleijerSumaila M TejanMohamed SankohAugustin JimissaJane GreigGrazia Caleo
Published in: PloS one (2018)
Involving local community and using accessible technology allowed rapid implementation, at moderate cost, of a survey to collect geographic and essential village information, and creation of updated maps. These methods could be used for future emergencies to facilitate response.
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