African countries are affected by outbreaks and disasters at any time, causing human suffering, deaths and large-scale economic losses. If health systems are not sufficiently equipped to deal with such situations, affected populations can be extremely vulnerable. The outbreak of Ebola virus disease now raging in West Africa shows how an epidemic can rapidly proliferates and causes serious problems in absence of a strong health system that can respond quickly and integrated. Thus, at origin of this book, a group of health economists who wish to respond effectively to problem of improving...

MalgrA(c) les efforts consentis pour amA(c)liorer la santA(c) des populations, les systA]mes de santA(c) en Afrique subsaharienne prA(c)sentent toujours des faiblesses. Les pays sont frappA(c)s par des flambA(c)es A(c)pidA(c)miques et des catastrophes, causant des souffrances humaines et des pertes A(c)conomiques A grande A(c)chelle. Les flambA(c)es de maladie A virus Ebola qui sA(c)vissent dans le continent montrent la faAon dont une A(c)pidA(c)mie peut rapidement prolifA(c)rer et poser de graves problA]mes en l'absence d'un systA]me de santA(c) solide, capable de rA(c)agir de faAon rapide...