ABSTRACT
In March 2014, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa raised again the question of management strategies of mass health crises. In this context, is also raised the issue, for the countries not directly exposed, of the probability of receiving cases on their own land. In November 2014, a Cuban doctor was infected by the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone. In response to a request from the WHO, this patient was repatriated to the intensive care unit at the Geneva Canton Hospital. Apart from making an “announcement effect”, this decision involved the definition of new organizational structures to be able to receive potential patients. More specifically, it is about building a very safe management plan and training healthcare professionals in the clinical management of Ebola patients. Furthermore, this means coordination between different units involved in the management crisis plan. Of course, this outbreak involves a large-scale response but it also must develop responses at a local level for the possible admission of an EVD patient.
