[The lessons of the Ebola epidemic for a more effective preparedness face to health crises].

Although uncommon, public health crises cause considerable human suffering and death and have major political, economic and social impacts. For many years, countries have made considerable efforts to prepare for emergencies. The Ebola epidemic in West Africa, as well as recent events and emerging public health threats force countries to strengthen, adapt or implement their Emergency Preparedness Plans.

[Effect of reproductive health services restructuring on antenatal care at Marcory General Hospital, Ivory Coast].

Introduction: Improvement of the work environment and staff training are health promotion strategies that can contribute to improving the supply of health care. This study evaluated the effects of reorganization of health services on antenatal care (ANC) activities.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of 4 months in the ANC unit of Marcory General Hospital in Abidjan.

[Quality of immunization data in children aged 0 to 11 months in Côte d’Ivoire].

Introduction: In order to guide the decisions of programme managers, an immunization Data Quality Self-Assessment was performed in Côte d’Ivoire in 2012. This study was designed to assess the accuracy of immunization data and the quality of the immunization tracking system with this tool.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 88 randomly selected immunization facilities from 30 health districts.

[Knowledge, attitudes and practices of household heads regarding rabies in the Abobo district (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) in 2008].

Introduction: In order to investigate the factors predisposing to human rabies in Abobo, we conducted a study to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of household heads in this district.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from 13 September to 13 December 2008 and consisted of interviewing, by means of a questionnaire, household heads or their representatives at home. We randomly selected 53 households in each sub-district, with a total of 702 households for the 13 sub-districts.

[Improvement of the quality of prevention of mother-to-child transmission in Côte d'Ivoire].

Objective: This study analysed the impact of improvement collaborative activities on the quality of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of AIDS in 28 health services in Côte d'Ivoire.

Methods: This descriptive, longitudinal, analytical study was based on the main information concerning HIV-infected pregnant women, and the integration and maintenance of HIV-infected subjects in the healthcare system. The study was conducted in 28 heathcare structures of 26 health districts in 12 health areas of Côte d'Ivoire,from January to September 2009.

[The epidemiological profile of subjects exposed to rabies in Abidjan, Ivory Coast].

The purpose of this study is to describe the epidemiological profile of subjects exposed to rabies in the anti-rabies center of Abidjan in Ivory Coast. The paper is based on a cross-sectional study conducted among all people exposed to the risk of rabies and followed in the anti-rabies center from January to December 2008. During the study period, 2,673 subjects were exposed, i.

[Evaluation of the quality of prenatal consultations in the health district of Grand Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire].

Maternal mortality constitutes a major public health problem in Côte d'Ivoire. Better management of pregnant patients and improved quality of pre-natal consultations could contribute to solving this problem. But what is the current situation of these a pre-natal consultations in the medical district of Grand-Bassam? To answer to this question, a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out between August 26th and September 30th, 2002 in three medical establishments in charge of pre-natal consultations in that District.