The coping mechanisms the DRC is putting in place as it faces Ebola, measles and COVID-19: A child receives a vaccine against Ebola from a nurse in Goma on August 7, 2019. AUGUSTIN WAMENYA/AFP via Getty ImagesEbola, a viral haemorrhagic fever of humans and other primates, has become endemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The country has had 10 outbreaks in 40 years … [Read more...] about The coping mechanisms the DRC is putting in place as it faces Ebola, measles and COVID-19 | The Conversation
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Lessons from Sierre Leone’s Ebola pandemic on the impact of school closures on girls | The Conversation
Lessons from Sierre Leone's Ebola pandemic on the impact of school closures on girls: Getty ImagesPolicymakers globally have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with tough measures. As a result of the risk and uncertainty caused by the virus, economic activity has contracted, hitting firms and workers whose activities rely on face-to-face contacts … [Read more...] about Lessons from Sierre Leone’s Ebola pandemic on the impact of school closures on girls | The Conversation
Seven factors that turned round the DRC’s Ebola outbreak | The Conversation
Seven factors that turned round the DRC's Ebola outbreak: ShutterstockThe last patient receiving treatment for Ebola was recently discharged from an Ebola Treatment Centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The current outbreak of Ebola emerged in the northeastern part of the country in August 2018. It spread across three provinces, … [Read more...] about Seven factors that turned round the DRC’s Ebola outbreak | The Conversation
Is it Ebola, or just a drill? How to test a public health crisis response | The Conversation
Is it Ebola, or just a drill? How to test a public health crisis response: Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/ EPA-EFEThere wasn’t an Ebola outbreak in Lesotho – but for a few hours in November 2019, you may have heard that there was. On November 14, Lesotho public health authorities conducted a simulation exercise involving a woman who was rushed to … [Read more...] about Is it Ebola, or just a drill? How to test a public health crisis response | The Conversation
Investing in health systems is the only way to stop the next Ebola outbreak | The Conversation
Investing in health systems is the only way to stop the next Ebola outbreak: UNICEF carers at a creche for children whose parents are being treated for Ebola. Building health infrastructure is crucial to stopping the next outbreak. Epa/ Hugh Kinsella CunninghamThe ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recently surpassed 3,000 infections. The … [Read more...] about Investing in health systems is the only way to stop the next Ebola outbreak | The Conversation
