Podcasts about ebola outbreak

In this exclusive interview, Africanist Press editor, Dr. Chernoh Alpha Bah talks to journalists Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky of the Counter Point Show about "USAID Cuts and the Need to Rethink Future US-Africa Relations.”You can order the book, The Ebola Outbreak in West Africa: Corporate Gangsters, Multinationals, and Rogue Politicians, here: https://www.amazon.com/Ebola-Outbreak-West-Africa-Multinationals/dp/0996973923

At just 36 years old, Rajiv Shah got a call from Hillary Clinton. Days later, he was running USAID. Less than a week into the job, a massive earthquake leveled Haiti. He had no time to prepare. He had to act. That was one of many high-stakes bets in his career. From launching a $5 billion vaccine program with the Gates Foundation to fighting Ebola and leading global humanitarian efforts, he has tackled some of the world's biggest challenges and won. In this episode, Rajiv joins Ilana to share how he makes big bets, leads through crisis, and asks the right questions to solve impossible challenges. Dr. Rajiv Shah is a physician, economist, global development leader, author, and President of the Rockefeller Foundation. Known for achieving the impossible to drive global change, he led U.S. responses to crises like the Haiti earthquake and Ebola outbreak as USAID Administrator.. In this episode, Ilana and Rajiv will discuss: (00:00) Introduction  (01:55) From Immigrant Kid to Global Leader (04:02) A Life-Changing Service Trip to India (07:00) Leaving Medical School for Politics (11:22) Joining the Gates Foundation (13:10) A 'Big Bet' That Saved 20 Million Lives (15:00) How Strategic Questions Unlock Big Solutions (19:31) Leading USAID Through Haiti's Earthquake (26:38) Earning Obama and Biden's Trust in a Crisis (30:22) Fighting the Ebola Outbreak with Military Support (33:22) Tackling Energy Poverty at the Rockefeller Foundation (38:54) Why Real Change Requires Big Risks (44:38) How Great Leaders Balance Change and Stability (47:08) The Power of Connection and Shared Values Dr. Rajiv Shah is a physician, economist, global development leader, author, and President of the Rockefeller Foundation. Known for achieving the impossible to drive global change, he led U.S. responses to crises like the Haiti earthquake and Ebola outbreak as USAID Administrator. Previously, at the Gates Foundation, he helped expand childhood vaccinations and led health and agriculture initiatives. His book, Big Bets, explores bold solutions to the world's toughest challenges. Connect with Rajiv: Rajiv's Website: rockefellerfoundation.org/  Rajiv's LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drrajivjshah/  Resources Mentioned: Rajiv's Book, Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens: https://www.amazon.com/Big-Bets-Large-Scale-Change-Happens/dp/1668004380  Leap Academy: Ready to make the LEAP in your career? There is a NEW way for professionals to Advance Their Careers & Make 5-6 figures of EXTRA INCOME in Record Time. Check out our free training today at leapacademy.com/training

Uganda's Ministry of Health says a 32-year-old male health worker has died of the Sudan variant of Ebola at the main hospital in Mulago. Government health experts say they have identified those suspected to have had contact with the deceased. Reporter Mugume Davis Rwakaringi has more from Kampala

In this exclusive interview with journalist Sam Husseni, Africanist Press editor Dr. Chernoh Alpha Bah discusses his investigation into West Africa's Ebola outbreak, and why there is still need for an independent investigation into the origin of the outbreak. Bah is the author of the book, The Ebola Outbreak in West Africa: Corporate Gangsters, Multinationals, and Rogue Politicians. The book is available here on ⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Barnes & Noble.⁠⁠

In recent months, more voices have emerged demanding a fresh investigation into the origin of West Africa's Ebola outbreak, one of the deadliest human catastrophes in recent history.  In this episode, journalist Ryan Grim interviews Dr. Chernoh Alpha M. Bah about his investigation that challenged the origin story of the outbreak. Dr. Bah's book, The Ebola Outbreak in West Africa: Corporate Gangsters, Multinationals, and Rogues Politicians, published in 2015 was the first indigenous account to question the credibility of the zoonotic theory on the origin of West Africa's Ebola epidemic.  Almost ten years after the publication of his book, more voices are now demanding an investigation into the outbreak. In this episode, Dr. Chernoh Bah discusses his investigation and ongoing threats he has faced in retaliation to his anti-corruption work in Sierra Leone.  The book is available here on ⁠Amazon⁠ and ⁠Barnes & Noble.⁠

I det här avsnittet inleder vi i vanlig ordning med uppdatering om våra senaste bidrag till forskningsfronten. Efter det går vi in på biologisk krigföring. Från en tysk sabotageoperation på amerikanska fastlandet under första världskriget till vad ny genteknik kan innebära för hotbilden från skräddarsydda virus och bakterier. Källor: Carus, W. Seth (2017). A Short History of Biological Warfare: from Pre-History to the 21st Century. Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Occasional Paper 12. Washington D.C.: National Defense University PressChattopadhyay, Subhayan, Ingesson, Tony, Rinaldi, Alberto, Larsson, Oscar, Widen, J. J., Almqvist, Jessica, & Gisselsson, David (2024). "Weaponized genomics: potential threats to international and human security", Nature Reviews. Genetics, 25:1, 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41576-023-00677-8Föreläsning: Tjeckoslovakiska säkerhetstjänsten (StB) och den internationella terrorismenhttps://youtu.be/DK7i3TGNX6EIngesson Tony (2024). ”Tactical Communications and Secrecy in Contemporary Conflict: Historical and Technological Perspectives” i Hefler M. (red.) Intelligence and Contemporary Conflict: Communication in Diplomacy, Statecraft and War. Stockholm: Bokförlaget Stolpehttps://www.bokus.com/bok/9789189882157/intelligence-and-contemporary-conflict/Ingesson Tony (2024). ”Spy Hunters in a High-Trust Society: A Study of Secrecy, Suspicion, and Cooperation in Swedish Counterintelligence in the 1980s” i Vrist Rønn K, Diderichsen A, Hartmann M, Hartvigsen M (red.) Intelligence Practices in High-Trust Societies: Scandinavian Exceptionalism? Basingstoke: Routledgehttps://www.bokus.com/bok/9781032617039/intelligence-practices-in-high-trust-societies/Preston, Richard (1994). The Hot Zone: the Chilling True Story of an Ebola Outbreak. London: Transworld PublishersRichterova, Daniela (2018). ”Terrorists and Revolutionaries: The Achilles Heel of Communist Surveillance”, Surveillance & Society Vol. 16, No. 3.https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/surveillance-and-society/article/view/6958Wilkinson, Mark (2012). ”The Battle of Stalingrad, Biological Weapons, and the Expert Witness: Challenging Single-Source Evidence in Intelligence Studies”, International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence, 25:4, 795-813

Wounds of War: Narrating Health and Healing is the third conversation in a series centering the Warscapes anthology Insurgent Feminisms: Writing War (Daraja Press). Featuring Zahra Moloo, Valerie Gruhn and Danielle Villasana. War brings the experiences and stories of health, health workers and emergency medicine into sharp focus. When one speaks about the horrors of war, it is primarily a reference to the vulnerability of bodies that are being deliberately targeted for harm irrespective of whether these are civilians or military personnel. Legal frameworks exist to protect health workers and hospitals, and to prioritize the rights of the wounded and sick no matter what side of the hostilities they may be on. Yet, attacks on health workers and the destruction of hospitals make the practice of care incredibly difficult and only exacerbate precarity. Even outside of the space of the war zone, the practice of health and healing can be a fraught and embattled world where marginalized populations navigate hostile and unjust societal structures that are not designed to provide them with equitable care. This discussion explore the complex ways in which these experiences can be written about by addressing their own positionality as women and as insiders/outsiders, the challenges of bearing witness, and the traumas that arise from doing this work. Zahra Moloo is a Kenyan investigative journalist, researcher, and documentary filmmaker. Her work focuses on biodiversity, the extractive industries and neoliberalism in Africa. She has published in Al Jazeera, BBC Focus on Africa, Jacobin, Africa is a Country, Project Syndicate, Warscapes magazine, IRIN News, and in the collection Against Colonization and Rural Dispossession (Zed Books, 2017). She currently works for the ETC Group and is directing a documentary on conservation in Central Africa. She holds a BA in History and Development Studies from McGill University and an MA in Broadcast Journalism from City University in London.Valérie Gruhn is a clinician, humanitarian, public health specialist, and author with over a decade of experience in global health and humanitarian response. She began her career as a registered nurse. Valérie's humanitarian work spans continents, with significant contributions in the Middle East, East and Central Africa, and beyond. She has worked with Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Iraq during the Mosul Battle, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the Ebola Outbreak, and in Chad, addressing nutrition and refugee emergencies, as well as in projects in Kenya and Yemen. Additionally, Valérie has contributed as an assistant researcher on projects investigating human rights violations during the Syrian War. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she played a pivotal role in the response in New York City. Her writings have been featured in various online magazines, and her piece "Mosul Journal" was notably selected for inclusion in the book compilation Insurgent Feminisms: Writing War. Her expertise and insights have been shared on platforms such as the Council on Foreign Relations and France-Atlanta. Valérie is dedicated to amplifying the voices of vulnerable populations through her advocacy and firsthand experiences. Danielle Villasana is an independent photojournalist whose documentary work focuses on human rights, women, identity, displacement, and health around the world. Her work has been included in solo and group exhibits and has been published in The New York Times, National Geographic, and The Washington Post, among others. She contributes to Redux and is a member of the groups Women Photograph and Diversify Photo. Her first photo book, A Light Inside, was published in 2018 by FotoEvidence. In 2019 she co-founded We, Women, an ongoing platform exploring crucial issues across the U.S. through photo-based community engagement projects by women, transgender, and

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.It's 10 years since the world's deadliest outbreak of Ebola started in West Africa. We hear from a survivor and discuss the legacy of the epidemic with the BBC's global health reporter Tulip Mazumdar. Plus, the first World War Two battalion to be led by an African-American woman. Major Charity Adams' son tells her story. We hear about the group of men arrested in Egypt in 2001 at a gay nightclub who became known as the Cairo 52.We also hear about the avalanche on Mount Everest which killed 16 sherpas carrying supplies 10 years ago. Finally, the train service between India and Bangladesh that lay dormant for 43 years which rumbled back into life in 2008.Contributors: Yusuf Kabba – an Ebola survivor from Sierra Leone Tulip Mazumdar - the BBC's Global Heath reporter. Stanley Earley – son of Major Charity Adams Omer (a pseudonym) - arrested and imprisoned at a gay club in Cairo Lakpa Rita Sherpa - helped recover bodies after the avalanche on Mount Everest in 2014 Dr Azad Chowdhury – on the inaugural Friendship Express(Photo: Liberian Health Minister Burnice Dahn washes her hands at a holding centre for Ebola patients in 2014. Credit: Getty Images)

    Embark on an unforgettable exploration of leadership and resilience with CMSgt Tanya Y. Johnson, the influential senior enlisted leader for the Defense Health Agency. With a legacy steeped in military healthcare and wisdom to impart, Chief Johnson unwraps the layers of her journey, from her roots in an Air Force medic family to her strategic prowess in overseeing the TRICARE Health Plan and combat support missions. This episode is an education in the nuances of guiding with compassion and clarity in the military and medicine high-stress environments.     As we traverse the landscape of the Military Health System's strategy, Chief Johnson illuminates the importance of transparent communication and the creation of an environment where feedback flourishes and trust is the cornerstone. This dive into the human side of healthcare delivery and the intricate dance of accountability and compassion in leadership is as enlightening as it is essential. Chief Johnson highlights the power of clear communication, the significance of fostering a culture where feedback thrives, and the importance of trust-building Listen in as she shares pearls of wisdom on leadership, especially the art of leading with grace in the high-stakes environment of military medicine.    Finally, the episode captures the transformative journey of healthcare technology within the military, sharing how it reshapes care delivery and the necessity of readiness in times of crisis. Chief Johnson recounts the poignant memories of her deployment, including the impactful mission during the Ebola outbreak in Liberia, painting a vivid picture of the adaptability and resilience of military teams. Her insights offer invaluable advice for anyone considering a career in military medicine and underscore the profound dedication that defines this noble field. Whether you're a current service member, a healthcare professional, or simply intrigued by military medicine, this episode offers a unique perspective on the dedication and innovation that define the field.   Chapters: (00:04) CMSgt Tanya Johnson's Leadership Journey (09:02) Military Health System Strategy Discussion (15:22) Future of Military Healthcare Technology (28:30) Leading With Grace in Military Medicine (33:22) Military Career Advice and Deployment Experiences (38:53) Military Deployment to Liberia Experience   Chapter Summaries: (00:04) Tanya Johnson's Leadership Journey Chief Master Sergeant Tanya Y. Johnson's military legacy, personal journey in Air Force Medicine, and leadership philosophy in the Defense Health Agency. (09:02) Military Health System Strategy Discussion Leadership decisions impact teams through communication, trust-building, and care, as seen in the Defense Health Agency's strategy for modernizing healthcare. (15:22) Future of Military Healthcare Technology Medical technology transforms healthcare delivery, addressing staffing shortages and enhancing patient-centric care, while also discussing TRICARE Health Plan administration and DHA's role in combat support. (28:30) Leading With Grace in Military Medicine Leading with grace in military medicine, managing expectations, treating professionals with respect, and opportunities for personal growth. (33:22) Military Career Advice and Deployment Experiences Military service and recruiting insights from a guest who found a rewarding career in military medicine, advice for young service members, and profound experiences during deployment. (38:53) Military Deployment to Liberia Experience Rapid deployment to Liberia during Ebola outbreak, building medical facility, avoiding virus, overcoming challenges through teamwork.   Take Home Messages: Leadership Resilience: Resilient leadership in high-pressure environments is key to successful outcomes, especially in military medicine where the stakes are high. The ability to maintain composure and lead with empathy and understanding is essential for managing teams effectively in challenging situations. Communication and Feedback: Clear communication and fostering a feedback-rich environment are critical components of effective healthcare leadership. Creating a culture where team members feel valued and heard contributes to the successful execution of strategic goals and the overall improvement of healthcare delivery. Technology Integration: Integrating advanced technology into healthcare systems is vital for modernizing care and enhancing service delivery. Embracing a digital-first approach not only addresses staffing shortages but also empowers healthcare professionals and improves patient outcomes. Growth Opportunities: The personal and professional growth opportunities within military medicine are unparalleled. Individuals interested in this field can expect a unique career path that offers education, leadership development, and the chance to serve one's country while making a significant impact on the health and well-being of service members and their families. Deployment Experiences: Experiences from deployment highlight the importance of adaptability, resourcefulness, and teamwork in crisis situations. The ability to navigate unfamiliar and often volatile environments while providing critical healthcare services exemplifies the dedication and innovation inherent in military medical teams. 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In this episode, Sujani sits down with Dr. Asad Naveed to talk about his work with the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, using social media as a platform for health education and mentorship, and providing guidance for those getting started in public health research.You'll LearnAsad's on the ground work with management and prevention of Ebola in Sierra Leone and how he first became involved in community healthHow Asad's field work led to a career in research and what his goals were when returning to schoolPerspective and making changes in global health systemsSocial media and the responsibilities that public facing figures and users haveTips on getting started and climbing up for those interested in public health research and social entrepreneurshipToday's GuestResourcesConnect with Asad on LinkedIn Read and subscribe to Asad's guides and newsletter Read the article about Ebola Virus in Children in Sierra Leone Listen to the previous episode with Jennifer MontiPurchase the book, The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid Support the showJoin The Public Health Career Club: the #1 hangout spot and community dedicated to building and growing your dream public health career.

Meet the members of the Outbreak Research Team. Follow in the footsteps of the most talented scientists as they travel the world to get a grasp on global health challenges, or toil away in hi-tech labs to solve the complex riddles that come with new infectious diseases. (c) The news broadcasts at the beginning of this episode were taken from VRT-Beeldarchief. The audio interview with Isabel Brosius was broadcast in "Laat" on 19 May 2022.For more information on Transmission, go to www.itg.be/podcast.This episode features:Laurens Liesenborghs, infectious disease specialist, Head of the Unit of Clinical Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM AntwerpKatharina (Kathy) Kreppel, epidemiologist, Head of the Unit of Emerging Infectious Diseases, ITM AntwerpJohan van Griensven, neglected tropical diseases expert, Head of Department of Clinical Sciences , ITM AntwerpCharlotte Gryseels, medical anthropologist, senior researcher in Unit of Socio-Ecological Health Research, ITM AntwerpIsabel Brosius, infectious disease specialist, Unit of Tropical Diseases, ITM AntwerpJean-Jacques Muyembe, virologist and microbiologist, Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB), DRCAlexandre Delamou, medical doctor and public health expert, Director of Centre d'Excellence d'Afrique, GuineaFollow ITM and our work on:FacebookInstagramTwitterLinkedInTo learn more about outbreaks and outbreak research,  go to www.itg.be/outbreaks.Strategy & Creation: OnlyhumansCreation & Production: Sonhouse 

We put Brace Belden of the TrueAnon podcast on trial for starting an elaborate hoax on Twitter about an Ebola outbreak at Burning Man, FEMA and a "triple kiss at the marshmallow hut". Jake regales us with a story about the playa. Subscribe for $5 a month to get an extra episode of QAA every week + access to ongoing series like Manclan, Trickle Down and The Spectral Voyager: http://www.patreon.com/QAnonAnonymous TrueAnon: https://twitter.com/TrueAnonPod / https://www.patreon.com/TrueAnonPod Music by Nick Sena & Pontus Berghe. Editing by Corey Klotz. http://qanonanonymous.com

Reports of an ebola outbreak at burning man. Nothing confirmed. Some say it is fake some say real.

Two countries in Africa, on opposite sides of the continent–Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania, have been battling Marburg Virus Disease outbreaks since February and March, respectively. Marburg has had a fatality rate as high as 88%, but with lessons learned from prior outbreaks and epidemics, those rates are dropping. My guest today says “Without question, lives are being saved today in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania and neighboring countries, thanks to lessons we learned during the Ebola outbreak in Western Africa during the 2015-16 epidemic.” Today we look at Marburg virus and techniques employed that have prevented the spread of the disease and saved lives. Joining me today is Gene Olinger, PhD, Dr Olinger is the Chief Science Advisor for MRIGlobal.  Watch the video version at Outbreak News TV

Are you an indoor kid or an outdoor kid? Are parents living with unnecessary fear for their children? What is the opposite of straight edge and how did it get started? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they hike their way across Wikipedia from the Washington D.C. punk scene of the 1980's to present day studies that say kids aren't spending enough time outside. Finally they wrap things up with a shallow dive into some lighthearted topics like the Ebola Virus and Anthrax.Watch full length videos on the Wiki U Youtube page and short form content on TikTok and Instagram @wikiuniversity

Ryan and Emily discuss a Russian jet shooting down an American drone, Desantis gives statements on Ukraine similar to Trump but receives more backlash, Tucker ridicules what Trump got done during his term and calls him "autistic", Is SVB the sign of another 2008 like collapse?, Biden approves a controversial fossil fuel drilling, ChatGPT 4.0 is unveiled, Emily looks at Women in the workforce, and Ryan looks into the origins of Ebola and how that outbreak's response may have effected our response to the possible Covid lab leak. To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show uncut and 1 hour early visit: https://breakingpoints.supercast.com/ To listen to Breaking Points as a podcast, check them out on Apple and Spotify Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-points-with-krystal-and-saagar/id1570045623   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Kbsy61zJSzPxNZZ3PKbXl   Merch: https://breaking-points.myshopify.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan and Emily discuss a Russian jet shooting down an American drone, Desantis gives statements on Ukraine similar to Trump but receives more backlash, Tucker ridicules what Trump got done during his term and calls him "autistic", Is SVB the sign of another 2008 like collapse?, Biden approves a controversial fossil fuel drilling, ChatGPT 4.0 is unveiled, Emily looks at Women in the workforce, and Ryan looks into the origins of Ebola and how that outbreak's response may have effected our response to the possible Covid lab leak.To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show uncut and 1 hour early visit: https://breakingpoints.supercast.com/To listen to Breaking Points as a podcast, check them out on Apple and SpotifyApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-points-with-krystal-and-saagar/id1570045623 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Kbsy61zJSzPxNZZ3PKbXl Merch: https://breaking-points.myshopify.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonathan R Latham PhD is a “card-carrying” virologist, the co-founder and Executive Director of the Bioscience Resource Project, and the Editor of Independent Science News. In the first half of today's interview, we discuss several theories of the origin of COVID-19, Fauci's COVID Origin SWAT Team, the significance of RaTG-13 and those Mojang Miners, accelerated viral evolution in immunocompromised hosts, and much more. In the second half, we discuss the many unusual features of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa that point to an “unnatural” origin, and the many similarities to the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan.

Dr. Neuro has 10+ years of experience of providing clinical, policy, and technical leadership for infectious diseases worldwide with the U.S. Government. In recent years, he has provided his support for the 2014 Ebola Outbreak, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Zika, Monkeypox, and COVID. His focus is in bridging clinical evidence to actionable policy that targets highest risk populations and ensuring accessible/equitable access for all. During his off-time, he spends countless hours fighting misinformation/disinformation & answering questions on social media while encouraging evidence-based decisions for his community. Link: Twitter - https://twitter.com/Neurofourier/ Twitch – https://www.twitch.tv/dr_neuro

Uganda has declared an end to an Ebola outbreak that killed more than 50 people. The announcement follows a 42-day period without any new confirmed cases. The wife of French journalist Olivier Dubois, abducted by al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadists in Mali nearly two years ago, speaks about his ordeal and her efforts to try and secure his release. And we meet Cameroonian Professor Abdon Atangana who has been voted the world's 2nd-best mathematician, by Stanford University.

Uganda declares end of Ebola virus outbreakUN emergency relief fund disburses $6 million for Cameroon's most vulnerableUS border enforcement actions pose risk to fundamental rights, warns UN's Türk

  Aaron discusses the latest in the world of “biodefense” with journalist Sam Husseini and the illustrious independent researcher who posts as Gumby on Twitter. Please check out Sam Husseini's Substack page and his recent article “Did West Africa's Ebola Outbreak of 2014 Have a Lab Origin?” which he cowrote with virologist Jonathan Latham. Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Music: "Til the Mornin" by Mock Orange Aaron discusses the latest in the world of “biodefense” with journalist Sam Husseini and the illustrious independent researcher who posts as Gumby on Twitter. Please check out Sam Husseini's Substack page and his recent article “Did West Africa's Ebola Outbreak of 2014 Have a Lab Origin?” which he cowrote with virologist Jonathan Latham. Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Music: "Til the Mornin" by Mock Orange

For children across Uganda, Friday is the last day in school this year. They are closing their doors two weeks early in an effort to stop the spread of Ebola. The latest outbreak of the virus was identified late September and has become the deadliest in the country for more than a decade. But there are signs that the number of cases may be declining. So, is Uganda bringing its Ebola outbreak under control? #AfricaDaily

At time of recording an ongoing Ebola outbreak in Uganda has sickened 64 people. 24 people have died. The outbreak was declared on September 20th in a rural community but has since spread to Kampala, the sprawling capital city. In recent years, health officials in Africa have become very adept at responding to ebola outbreaks, and have relied on a highly effective vaccine that was developed in the wake of the 2014 West Africa ebola outbreak. However, there is no vaccine for the particular strain of ebola circulating in Uganda today. In this episode, we speak with John Johnson, vaccine and epidemic response advisor with Doctors Without Boarders France to talk about the origins of this outbreak and how it has spread, how healthcare workers are responding, and why there's not vaccine for this particular strain of Ebola when other ebola vaccines have proven to be so effective.

A disease with a mortality rate of 50% is spreading — with no clinically proven vaccine to mitigate it. How did we get here (again), and what can we do to stop the spread of 'Sudan Ebolavirus'?

AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, shares a new study that shows why getting a COVID booster matters. Also covering the importance of the flu shot, including a new flu campaign and talking points for physicians, and what a CDC Health Advisory for the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Uganda means to physicians and patients. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. #FluFOMO to highlight how getting vaccinated can help people avoid missing out on fun moments like spending time with family and friends. GetMyFluShot.org for more information on the flu.

The Ebola outbreak rapidly spreading in Uganda has caused at least 29 deaths in the past two weeks. A vaccine hasn't yet been tested for this strain. Also, Australia has earned the dubious distinction of being the "mammal extinction capital of the world." But now, the Australian government says it's determined to give wildlife a better chance. Plus, the 50th anniversary of Picasso's death next year is raising some difficult questions about the painter's misogyny. And a song that's becoming the anthem of the protests in Iran.

Uganda is experiencing its first outbreak in a decade of the deadly Ebola disease caused by Sudan virus, health authorities announced in September. More than 40 cases and at least 29 deaths have been reported, including four health workers. Nine of these deaths are from confirmed cases. While there are vaccines against the more common Zaire strain, there are no licensed vaccines or therapeutics for Sudan ebolavirus.In this episode of Africa Science Focus, we find out more about the current outbreak in Uganda from the World Health Organizations's Patrick Otim. Dimie Ogoina, president of the Nigerian Infectious Diseases Society, tells us what the continent must do to curb the spread of the virus and prevent future outbreaks.This piece was produced by SciDev.Net's Sub-Saharan Africa English desk.Do you have any comments, questions or feedback about our podcast episodes? Let us know at podcast@scidev.net

Uganda is experiencing an Ebola outbreak — a rare variant known as the Sudan strain, which has no vaccine. Robert Keango, the medical coordinator for Doctors Without Borders in Uganda, discusses efforts to contain it.

Uganda is facing an Ebola outbreak which has reportedly infected more than twenty people. And five people have died since the virus was detected last week. The association of medical workers in Uganda has called for the affected region - Mubende - to be quarantined. But on Wednesday evening, President Museveni said quarantines were not being considered as part of the response. He tried to reassure Ugandans that the government will be able to stop the virus spreading, citing experience gained with previous outbreaks. So, can Uganda contain its Ebola outbreak?

Today on the Fatboy Show, Olive speaks to Dr. Samuel Oledo, the President of Uganda Medical Association (UMA) about medical workers slow response to join the Ebola task force team, and how the country can better brace herself to counter this latest strain of Ebola Virus Disease that has so far claimed 21 lives.

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World News in 7 minutes. Tuesday 5th July 2022.Transcripts at send7.org/transcriptsToday: USA shooting. Central America storm. Egypt shark attack. Nigeria drug haul. DRG Ebola outbreak. India landslide. Sri Lanka petrol shortage. Italian avalanche. French government changes. Please leave a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify.With Namitha Ragunath.Contact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7If you enjoy the podcast please help to support us at send7.org/supportSEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) tells the most important world news stories in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories from every part of the  world in slow, clear English. Whether you are an intermediate learner trying to improve your advanced, technical and business English, or if you are a native speaker who just wants to hear a summary of world news as fast as possible, join Stephen Devincenzi and Namitha Ragunath every morning. Transcripts can be found at send7.org/transcripts. Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated stories in a simple way. It is also highly valuable for IELTS and TOEFL students. Students, teachers, and people with English as a second language, tell us that they listen to SEND7 because they can learn English through hard topics, but simple grammar. We believe that the best way to improve your spoken English is to immerse yourself in real-life content, such as what our podcast provides. SEND7 covers all news including politics, business, conflict, natural events, technology and human rights. Whether it is happening in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas or Oceania, you will hear it on SEND7, and you will understand it. For more information visit send7.org/contact

In June 2014, cases of Ebola were reported in Guinea and the disease began to rapidly spread across the border to Liberia and Sierra Leone. More than 28,000 people became ill with the disease and over 11,000 died. The 2014 outbreak was the first Ebola outbreak in West Africa. According to the World Health Organization, it first appeared in two simultaneous outbreaks in 1976 in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The outbreak in DRC happened in a village near the Ebola River and that's where the illness gets its name. The early symptoms of an Ebola infection include fever, headache, muscle aches and sore throat, according to the World Health Organization. It can be difficult to distinguish between Ebola and the symptoms of malaria, typhoid fever or cholera. Only in later stages do people with Ebola begin bleeding both internally and externally, often through the nose and ears. Dr. Brantly is originally from U.S. but he had arrived in Monrovia, Liberia in October 2013 and he was working at the ELWA hospital at the time of the Ebola outbreak. He had been treating patients with Ebola for several weeks and on July 23, 2014, he woke up feeling ill. He would eventually be given the officially diagnosis; he was ill with Ebola and the U.S. doctor was transported to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. On this episode, Erica Vella speaks Dr. Brantly who shares his experience and she speaks with other with health-care workers who were on the front lines, battling Ebola. She finds out where it came from, why it spread so quickly and how the 2014 outbreak impacted communities in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. — with Files from the Associated Press. Contact: Email: erica.vella@globalnews.ca See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vivienne Walz is a former Health Scientist at the CDC who worked on the 2018 Ebola Outbreak response in the DRC, where she focused on analyzing community feedback from Red Cross volunteers. Today, Vivienne supports the Covid-19 response as a community health liaison in the Kahnawà:ke First Nations reserve outside of Montreal. Vivienne holds an M.Sc. in Public Health and B.A.&Sc. in Cognitive Science, both from McGill University, and she's built a career around community well-being, sustainability, social justice.In this episode, we talk about Viv's upbringing on a Swiss farm in rural Ontario, how the CBC documentary 8th Fire set Viv down a career path around indigenous culture and social justice, and the story of when she got hit by a drunk driver. And of course, we talk about how Viv ended up working at the Centers for Disease Control, what evaluation work looks like, and what it was like being on the ground in the DRC working on the Ebola response. CONNECT WITH VIVLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivienne-walz-45b663b8/RESOURCESCBC Documentary 8th Fire https://www.cbc.ca/firsthand/blog/8th-fire-wabs-walk-through-historyDalai Lama Fellowship: https://www.dalailamafellows.org/#main CONNECT WITH USInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/insideoutwithjane/Website: www.insideoutwithjane.comEmail: hello@insideoutwithjane.com

In this episode, I look at two of the biggest stories (outside of COVID-19) during the past week. The first is the 11th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was declared over after nearly 6 months and 130 confirmed and probable cases. The second is research that was presented at the ASTMH meeting that showed human-to-human transmission of Chapare virus in an outbreak that occurred last year.

In a three-way interview, Tom speaks with Liberian journalist Alpha Daffae Senkpeni and global health researcher Katherina Thomas about the most recent global health scare - the Ebola epidemic in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia between 2013 & 2016. As Europe and North America tries to recover from its staggering COVID-19 death toll, this conversation investigates the way West African healthcare developed in the aftermath of the Ebola crisis and explores why high-income countries did not learn from this epidemic. Alpha has been reporting on the ground from Monrovia, Liberia's capital city since the Ebola outbreak began in 2013. He now reports for Liberian news organisation, 'Local Voices Liberia'. Katherina was a freelance journalist in Liberia during the Ebola outbreak and has since returned to cover the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She is a visiting researcher at MIT and Harvard University where she explores the intersection of global health and narratives.

Global health is a top priority for many international groups who warn that war-torn countries with weak healthcare systems are unable to handle the coronavirus pandemic. Experts hope to use their experiences with past disease outbreaks, such as Ebola, to prevent a rapid spread of coronavirus in vulnerable areas across the world.  FOX's Trey Yingst speaks with Nancy Lindborg, the President and CEO of the U.S. Institute of Peace, on how she is using her past experience leading the Ebola response in 2014 to fight coronavirus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global health is a top priority for many international groups who warn that war-torn countries with weak healthcare systems are unable to handle the coronavirus pandemic. Experts hope to use their experiences with past disease outbreaks, such as Ebola, to prevent a rapid spread of coronavirus in vulnerable areas across the world.  FOX's Trey Yingst speaks with Nancy Lindborg, the President and CEO of the U.S. Institute of Peace, on how she is using her past experience leading the Ebola response in 2014 to fight coronavirus.

0:08 – Lessons from Liberia form battling ebola, to approach coronavirus: testing, good communication, and minimizing rumors Lisa R. White was formerly the Public Information Officer for the UN Mission for the Ebola Emergency Response in Liberia (2014-2015). She joins us from Liberia in the midst of a new shelter in place lockdown.  0:18 – Impacts on youth sheltering in place: continuing school and coping with the lockdown Gregory is a senior at Castlemont High School. He is a youth advocate, mentor, violence prevention educator, and public speaker and member of Teens on Target. Jackie is a Junior at Leadership Public School in Oakland, a youth commissioner on the Oakland Youth Advisory Commission, and a member of Teens on Target – violence prevention program that develops youth leaders to teach workshops and do policy work around violence, about what they and their peers are seeing and experiencing with the Shelter in Place mandate. 0:34 – How to deal with stress and anxiety during COVID-19 Dr. Natalye Pearson is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in the effects of traumatic stress with over 15 years experience and a private practice in the East Bay. She joins us to discuss coping with stress and anxiety, and take listener calls. (Photo: Ebola health workers in Liberia / Morgana Winard / UNDP) The post Lessons from Liberia's ebola outbreak on how to fight coronavirus; Plus: Oakland teens on coping with shutdown, and we take your calls on coping with stress and anxiety appeared first on KPFA.

Listen NowThis past summer the the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) began experiencing its 10th Ebola outbreak.  (The virus, with a mean mortality rate of 50 percent, is endemic in that country.)  To date, the current outbreak has claimed approximately 400 lives.  The World Health Organization (WHO) expects the outbreak to persist for another six months, in part, because current political turmoil in the DRC is effecting the ability of health officials to contain the spread of the disease to neighboring Rwanda, the South Sudan and Uganda.  Listeners may recall the last Ebola outbreak in 2014-2016 in West Africa infected over 28,000 and killing over 11,000.  While vaccines are in development and currently in use in the Congo there is currently no approved or licensed vaccine.During this 21 minute conversation Joseph Lafave discusses the status of the current outbreak, the role political instability resulting from a disputed December 30th DRC presidential election is playing in containing the outbreak, what support the US is currently providing, how the US's current response compares to its 2014-2016 efforts, what related actions the Congress has taken, progress in developing an Ebola vaccine and the difficulty in fighting a major public health problem in context of political unrest.Joseph Lafave is a journalist with NewRep and covers infectious disease outbreaks along with military and finance issues.  Prior to is journalism work that included work at the Shreveport News, Mr. Lafave worked as an Environmental Safety and Health Engineer for Lockheed Martin as a Emergency Medical Technician in Leon County, Florida, and as a Safety Administrator for University Health Shreveport.  Mr. Lafave holds a Masters of Science in Healthcare Management from the University of Southern New Hampshire and an undergraduate degree in criminology from Florida State University.      For more information on Ebola go to, e.g., https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/index.html.   Also, please see this January 22nd JAMA viewpoint/editorial, "Ebola and War in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Avoiding Failure and Thinking Ahead," at: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2717586?guestAccessKey=c668402c-2993-40a9-95aa-eefd1a0c47f1&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=etoc&utm_term=012219 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thehealthcarepolicypodcast.com

In July, a 65-year-old woman running a high fever checked into a hospital in the province of North Kivu, along the Democratic Republic of Congo's border with Uganda. She was later discharged and returned home to her remote town, only to die a few days later. By the time health officials checked in on the case, seven members of her immediate family had also died the violent, bloody deaths that can usually only mean one thing: Ebola. Normally, this wouldn't be reason to panic.

Noted author Dr. Tom Combs became the very first guest on the GL podcast, he discussed the opioid crisis and the potential for another Ebola outbreak. Joe also discussed yet another Kavanaugh accuser, and gave an update on the Lake Minnetonka docking controversy.

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Dr Calum Semple shares his experience working in Sierra Leone during the Ebola crisis. It's a harrowing story that offers some surprising lessons. The large scale Western medical intervention, the type Dr Semple was involved in, might not have been the crucial factor in conquering the outbreak – and certainly not as key as we may have thought. Rather, when reflecting on his research and his experiences, Calum suggests that public health messages concerning the burial of infected persons were vital in curbing the spread of the epidemic. To learn more about the University of Liverpool's online Master's of Public Health go to: https://www.online.liverpool.ac.uk/programmes/master-of-public-health The study Ebola_CP “Convalescent plasma for early Ebola virus disease in Sierra Leone" (http://tiny.cc/ebolarsch) is funded by the Wellcome Trust (http://tiny.cc/ebolaWT) and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.(http://tiny.cc/ebolaBGF) Dr Semple's work is supported by a wide range of partners more details of which can be found here. (http://tiny.cc/ebolapartners)

The World Health Organization has confirmed a third death from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and they're tracking 416 others who had contact with the infected.