Since 1977, Operational Centre Brussels (OCB)/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has constructed an exceptional history in the Democratic Republic Congo (DRC), including its leadership in every official Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, as support from other Operational Centres (OCs) increased in recent years. In commissioning this evaluation its three recent outbreak responses (DRC EVD #9, #10, #11), OCB is also reckoning with a decades-long history of ‘total response’, whereby MSF teams, with their superior resources and EVD experience, directed operational strategy and multiple response pillars, from surveillance to treatment to psychological care for survivors. Historically these interventions were conducted autonomously with Ministry of Health (MoH) support, as was consonant with OCB/MSF’s mission of saving lives in dangerous situations.
