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The west African region was affected by an unprecedented 2014-2015 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak thatclaimed more than 11,000 lives. The outbreak occurred in the midst of a weakened health system with limited research capacity and coordination platforms at the sub-regional level.