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ArticleAnnals of epidemiology2021

Finding the graves: SLED Family Reunification Program.

Diana Bensyl, Brima Bangura, Sarah Cundy, Francis Gegbai, Yelena Gorina, Jadnah D Harding, Sara Hersey, Amara Jambai, Ansumana S Kamara, Alieya Kargbo and 7 more

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Article in Annals of epidemiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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17 authors.

Diana BensylDivision of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Electronic address: dbensyl@cdc.gov.
Brima BanguraSierra Leone Epidemiological Data Team, ICAP, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Sarah CundyConcern Worldwide, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Francis GegbaiConcern Worldwide, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Yelena GorinaDivision of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Jadnah D HardingSierra Leone Epidemiological Data Team, ICAP, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Sara HerseyWorld Bank, Washington, DC.
Amara JambaiMinistry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Ansumana S KamaraAfrican Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET), Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Alieya KargboCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Mohamed A M KamaraSierra Leone Epidemiological Data Team, ICAP, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Patrick LansanaMinistry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Dan OtienoConcern Worldwide, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
John T ReddThe Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Washington, DC.
Thomas T SambaMinistry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Tushar SinghDivision of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Mohamed A VandiMinistry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIn 2015, the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) agreed to consolidate data recorded by MoHS and international partners during the Ebola epidemic and create the Sierra Leone Ebola Database (SLED). The primary objectives were helping families to identify the location of graves of their loved ones who died from any cause at the time of the Ebola epidemic and creating a data source for epidemiological research. The Family Reunification Program fulfills the first SLED objective. The purpose of this paper is to describe the Family Reunification Program (Program) development, functioning, and results.

methodsThe MoHS, CDC, SLED Team, and Concern Worldwide developed, tested, and implemented methodology and tools to conduct the Program. Family liaisons were trained in protection of the personally identifiable information.

resultsThe SLED Family Reunification Program allows families in Sierra Leone, who did not know the final resting place of their loved ones, to be reunited with their graves and to bring them relief and closure.

conclusionContinuing family requests in search of the burial place of loved ones 5 years after the end of the epidemic shows that the emotional burden of losing a family member and not knowing the place of burial does not diminish with time. As of February 2021, the Program continues and is described to allow its replication for other emergency events including COVID-19 and new Ebola outbreaks.

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COVID-19EpidemicsHemorrhagic Fever, EbolaDisease OutbreaksHumansSARS-CoV-2Sierra LeoneDisaster burialsEbola virus diseaseFamily ReunificationGravesSierra Leone Ebola Database

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PMID34058352
PMCPMC10860640

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