About this episode

This episode discusses the potential severity of the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its implications for global health policy.

In May, an outbreak of the Ebola virus was officially declared in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Aid groups are warning that it could become the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history . On this episode, Dan Richards spoke with two experts about why this outbreak is uniquely concerning, what the global health community needs to do to respond effectively, and how U.S. international aid policy under the Trump Administration has affected the trajectory of this public health crisis. Guests on this episode: Dr. Adam Levine is a professor of emergency medicine and international and public affairs at Brown University, who has led research and training on emergency medicine, including during the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Liberia. Dr. Craig Spencer is an emergency medicine physician and an associate professor of the practice at Brown University’s School of Public Health. He has worked around the world on frontline preparedness for health emergencies, including in Guinea during the 2014 Ebola outbreak. Watch Trending Globally on YouTube

People in this episode

Host: Dan Richards

Guests: Dr. Adam Levine, Dr. Craig Spencer

Topics covered

• Ebola outbreak
• public health
• international aid
• emergency medicine
• global health

Keywords

• Ebola
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• public health crisis
• international aid
• Trump Administration
• emergency medicine
• health emergencies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brown University, U.S. international aid policy, Trump Administration

Places: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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