Tag: West Africa”

  • Nation & World

    An indictment of Ebola response

    An independent group of 20 international experts has issued a scathing analysis of the global response to the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Confronting Ebola

    Three nonprofits with strong Harvard ties have joined forces at the front lines of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Ebola’s ripple effects

    The fight to end the Ebola epidemic is not just about saving lives, it’s also about heading off a potentially broader humanitarian crisis, according to a Harvard Kennedy School panel.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Fewer clinics, less care

    The protective gear needed to get Sierra Leone’s health clinics reopened, coupled with public education about the Ebola epidemic, are the greatest areas of need, according to a Harvard Fulbright Fellow and physician from Sierra Leone.

    8 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Understanding Ebola

    Though the threat to the U.S. population from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is low, the need in epidemic countries is great, says Michael VanRooyen, director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.

    8 minutes
  • Nation & World

    A lifelong love of African art

    The Peabody Museum’s Monni Adams, 90, continues to research and publish in her field, now focusing on African masks.

    3 minutes