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John Macki, a public health expert, controls motorcycle taxis before a health check point screening along the street, in Mongbwalu, Djugu Territory of Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 23, 2026.
Governance

Could Economic Incentives Encourage Faster Outbreak Reporting?

by Robert Agyarko, Montserrat Arroyo Kuribreña, David Blazes, Mukesh Chawla, Roojin Habibi, Katharina Hauck, Tom V. Inglesby, Christopher Murray, Andrea Stürmer, David Bowen

A new funding mechanism could speed up early disease reporting, which could prevent outbreaks like Ebola from spiraling out of control

The Race to Develop an Ebola Bundibugyo Vaccine
Governance

The Race to Develop an Ebola Bundibugyo Vaccine

by Katherine Leach-Kemon

Nicole Lurie, U.S. director for the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, explores the science behind the five Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine candidates in the pipeline and the hurdles they face

Governance

A Fast and Fair Response: Reflections on Pandemic Preparedness

by Katherine Leach-Kemon
A Fast and Fair Response: Reflections on Pandemic Preparedness
Governance

Five Ways to Deliver on the Pandemic Agreement's Promises

by Summer Galloway, Stephanie Psaki
A worker in personal protective equipment disinfects a cinema in preparation for the reopening of movie theaters, as the country's capital region loosens coronavirus disease restrictions, at Eastwood Mall, in Quezon City, Philippines, on October 16, 2021.
Governance

Using Guinea's Approach to Contain Ebola in the DRC 

by Ranu S. Dhillon, Jean-Vivien Mombouli 
Rose Komono poses for a picture at a health clinic after overcoming the Ebola virus, in Gueckedou, Guinea, on April 3, 2014.
Governance

How Religious Leaders Can Bolster the Ebola Response

by Olivia Wilkinson, Katherine Marshall
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

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.