What does the Ebola crisis reveal about the state of global health? – podcast
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The tardy initial response to the Ebola outbreak in west Africa was compounded by flawed health systems. We examine why the global health community was so slow to mobilise, and what can be done to prevent a recurrence of the crisis
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How did the Ebola outbreak in west Africa escalate in such unprecedented fashion? Why was the response from the World Health Organisation so slow? And how can future outbreaks of the disease be prevented?
This month's Global development podcast, presented by Sarah Boseley, the Guardian's health editor, takes stock of the wider implications of the Ebola crisis, exploring what it reveals about the state of global health systems.
Dr Marie-Paule Kieny joins us from the World Health Organisation, along with Professor David Heymann from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Oxfam's Mohga Kamal-Yanni.
Music: Africa Stop Ebola produced by Carlos Chirinos with a number of well-established African artists including Salif Keita, Amadou & Mariam, Tiken Jah Fakoly and others, to raise awareness about the disease in West Africa.
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