Fighting Ebola in DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo): New Tools and New Challenges

Source: Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). Published: 1/29/2019. This one-hour, seven-minute panel discussion describes efforts to contain the current Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and explores the evolving medical approaches to fighting the Ebola virus, the initiation of a randomized controlled trial testing treatment options, and the unique ethical and logistical considerations this outbreak presents. Panelists discuss how community outreach, the core of an effective intervention, is hampered by security concerns. (Video or Multimedia)
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