Multidisciplinary studies do not only interpret a subject from different aspects but also offer more than one solution to the problem. These studies try to interpret and solve the subject they are dealing with sometimes only by natural sciences such as physics and medicine, and sometimes only by social sciences such as history and political science. This review evaluates the Ebola epidemic, which occurred in West African countries in 2014, from the perspective of medical and international relations and ethics sciences. The medical component of the article discusses the routes of transmission of Ebola disease, the role of wild animals such as bats in transmission, and the index case. The international relations component of the article analyzes the steps taken by the Turkish government and civil society organizations about the 2014 Ebola outbreak. While examining the steps of the state as commercial relations and grants, the civil society dimension conveys the support provided by aid organizations to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The ethical component of the article discusses the legitimacy of a number of political steps taken by governments in the name of Ebola treatment in these three countries and shows how traditions in Africa are valued more than global health principles. The article, like a multidisciplinary study, offers solutions to prevent Ebola disease from recurring as it did in 2014. It is emphasized that more vaccination is required as a solution proposal of the medical component. As a solution proposal of the component of international relations, it is stated that global action plans should be prepared, and new health policies should be developed in the fight against outbreaks. The solution proposal of the ethical component is to educate people in this region more consistently and to make them accept that global health is superior to traditions.

Klimik Dergisi. 2020; 33(2): 111-21.

Cite this article as: Kaçar M, İpek V, Vatanoğlu-Lutz E. [The 2014 Ebola outbreak from a multidisciplinary perspective and the role of Turkey in the fight against this outbreak]. Klimik Derg. 2020; 33(2): 111-21. Turkish.