Why it's dangerous for Tanzania to withhold information about Ebola fears: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organisation Director-General, speaking on Ebola at the UN's Geneva headquarters. EPA/Martial TrezzinniIn the past few weeks there have been unofficial reports that some people in Tanzania, including one in Dar es Salaam, had died of what was suspected to be … [Read more...] about Why it’s dangerous for Tanzania to withhold information about Ebola fears | The Conversation
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Ebola in the Congo: a forgotten conflict became a danger to world health | The Conversation
Ebola in the Congo: a forgotten conflict became a danger to world health: Congolese National Army solider escorts health workers to the grave of an Ebola victim, in Beni, North Kivu province EPA-EFE/HUGH KINSELLA CUNNINGHAMThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has recognised the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola epidemic as a “public health emergency of international … [Read more...] about Ebola in the Congo: a forgotten conflict became a danger to world health | The Conversation
Why the DRC Ebola outbreak was declared a global emergency and why it matters | The Conversation
Why the DRC Ebola outbreak was declared a global emergency and why it matters: shutterstock In mid-July the WHO declared the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. At the time over 2000 cases had been reported. A factor that is likely to have influenced the decision was that a new case had been noted near … [Read more...] about Why the DRC Ebola outbreak was declared a global emergency and why it matters | The Conversation
How outbreaks like Ebola extract huge social and economic costs | The Conversation
How outbreaks like Ebola extract huge social and economic costs: A health worker checks people's temperatures in Goma, DRC. Patricia Martinez/EPA-EFEEpidemics, or infectious disease outbreaks, are invariably disruptive and tend to have far-reaching effects on individuals and communities. Humanity has endured a myriad of epidemics, some of which have wiped out entire … [Read more...] about How outbreaks like Ebola extract huge social and economic costs | The Conversation
How to manage in a crisis: lessons from the West Africa Ebola outbreak | The Conversation
How to manage in a crisis: lessons from the West Africa Ebola outbreak: A man walk pass an Ebola awareness painting in downtown Monrovia, Liberia. Ahmed Jallanzo/EPAThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently grappling with the world’s second largest Ebola outbreak. More than 1,800 people have died and 2,600 infections have been confirmed since the outbreak was … [Read more...] about How to manage in a crisis: lessons from the West Africa Ebola outbreak | The Conversation
