| Aspects where lessons are drawn from | EBOLA | COVID-19 |
1 | The individual | Personal, home and food hygiene Stop risky habits such as hunting and eating bush meat | Hand and face hygiene Cough and sneeze etiquette Spacing out in crowds |
2 | Household | Household hygiene Immediate isolation and reporting of suspected cases | Ventilation of rooms Minimize number of people sleeping per room Spacing at home |
3 | Community | Community workers deployed for epidemic vigilance Surveillance and reporting Engage local leaders Train and use local agents for public health campaigns Use local people and radios to educate the public Avoid any acts that create suspicion; be transparent | Refrain from using armed soldiers, shooting or jailing people during epidemics and emergency Enabling local people, leaders, health workers and survivors to educate the public |