Qualitative, in-depth interviews were held with 15 participants, selected from a purposive sample of EVD survivors. The participants were interviewed at their health facility or any other venue of their choice usually within their community. The interviews, which were conducted in the local language, Luganda, lasted 45 to 90 minutes and mainly elicited participants’ perspectives on their lived experiences with the EVD and their coping mechanisms. Data in the form of voice recordings were transcribed verbatim, and the transcripts were subjected to a meticulous anonymisation process before analysis was conducted. A thematic analysis was conducted, by which the aim was to explore in detail EVD survivors’ lived experiences, their beliefs around EVD and their coping mechanisms.