Panel: What does it take to contain Ebola outbreak in Central Africa?

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of containing the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa amidst rising cases and deaths.

It’s been nearly a month since the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The numbers of confirmed cases and deaths are continuing to rise. In a situation facing a lethal pathogen and zero approved vaccines, what does it take to stop the spread of the virus? Host Ding Heng is joined by Susannah Mayhew, Professor of Health Policy, Systems and Reproductive Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Shane Thomas, Professor of Health Promotion at Federation University Australia; Professor Wu Zhiwei from School of Pharmacy, Dali University in Yunnan, China.

People in this episode

Host: Ding Heng

Guests: Susannah Mayhew, Shane Thomas, Wu Zhiwei

Topics covered

• Ebola outbreak
• Public Health Emergency
• Health policy
• Vaccine development
• Disease containment

Keywords

• Ebola
• outbreak
• health policy
• vaccines
• public health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Health Organization, School of Pharmacy, Dali University, Federation University Australia, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Places: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, London, Yunnan

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