Table 1.

Ten lessons learned from Ebola, responses that can strengthen community engagement in the fight against COVID-19

1	Involve social scientists early in the response
2	Mobilize family leaders for surveillance, early case detection, contact identification and follow-up, and quarantine
3	Treat contact persons with dignity and the empathy they deserve
4	Communicate laboratory results promptly to the patient
5	Care for the severely ill and maintain family connections
6	Prevent stigmatization of people who recover and their families
7	Recruit local staff in the response, including local people to build the structures of the response
8	Mobilize the most resistant people in the response to overcome dissent
9	Involve grass-roots leaders in the preparation and implementation of response measures, including containment and emergency preparedness.
10	Mobilize media players and take social networks into account

Source: Anoko JN, Barry BR, Boiro H, et al. Community engagement for successful COVID-19 pandemic response: 10 lessons from Ebola outbreak responses in Africa. BMJ Global Health 2020;4:e003121. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003121.