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Rose Komono poses for a picture at a health clinic after overcoming the Ebola virus, in Gueckedou, Guinea, on April 3, 2014.
Governance

Using Guinea's Approach to Contain Ebola in the DRC 

by Ranu S. Dhillon, Jean-Vivien Mombouli 

Negotiating access, earning trust, and building a tightly coordinated response are essential to stopping transmission, according to two advisors of Guinea's 2014-16 Ebola response

Muslim faithful leave after attending prayers marking the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, as authorities intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, at the Central Mosque in Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 27, 2026.
Governance

How Religious Leaders Can Bolster the Ebola Response

by Olivia Wilkinson, Katherine Marshall

Religious actors can help reduce the fear and mistrust surrounding the Ebola outbreak, and deliver health-care services directly

Governance

Reforming WHO: Five Considerations for the Next Director General

by Anders Nordström
The World Health Organization headquarters is seen in Geneva, Switzerland, on January 28, 2025.
Governance

Ebola Recalls Why the U.S. Needs a Foreign Health Service

by Matthew D. Brown
Two children of an American Ebola patient look through a window at their father in the isolation ward, at the Charite hospital in Berlin, Germany, on May 21, 2026.
Governance

Charting Ebola Responses: How 2026 Stacks Up After Aid Cuts

by Stephanie Psaki, Anya Hirschfeld, Allison Krugman
A map titled "Where the 2026 Ebola Outbreak is Spreading" shows confirmed and suspected cases of Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda as of June 1, 2026. Affected regions are shaded in salmon/orange-red, and affected cities are marked with black dots. Ituri Province in northeastern DRC is labeled as having seen the most cases and is the largest highlighted region. Additional affected areas in DRC include militia-controlled Goma in North Kivu and areas near Bukavu in South Kivu. In Uganda, Kampala is marked as having confirmed nine cases. A small inset map shows the location of the outbreak region within the broader African continent. Source: Ministry of Health, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Governance

How NYC Practices for Ebola and Special Pathogen Outbreaks

by Syra Madad, David Silvestri
A volunteer is guided through the full donning sequence for special pathogen personal protective equipment during a training seminar led by Syra Madad, chief biopreparedness officer for NYC Health + Hospitals, on February 2, 2026.
Governance

The World Health Assembly Reacts to the Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak

by Ebere Okereke
The regional supply chain lead for emergencies at the World Health Organization's Regional Office for Africa pastes stickers on shipment pallets that are being sent in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 18, 2026.
Governance

Why Every Country Needs a Public Health Agency

by Chikwe Ihekweazu, Garry Aslanyan
Health workers in protective clothing confer behind barriers marking the isolation ward where victims Marburg virus are treated, in Uige, Angola, on April 20, 2005.
Governance

The Formula: How to Protect Public Health Amid Rising Hostility

by Alejandra Martinez
The glass of the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) building is pockmarked by bullet holes, following a deadly shooting incident, in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 9, 2025.
Governance

Marburg in Rwanda: What to Expect

by Craig Spencer
Marburg in Rwanda: What to Expect
Governance

Pandemic Prevention Begins at Home

by Amish Talwar, Rebecca Katz, Martyn D. Kirk, Tambri Housen
Pandemic Prevention Begins at Home
Poverty

Ebola in Uganda

by Mary Brophy Marcus
Ebola in Uganda