Brandon Desiderio | Ebola Communication Network

Aug

19

2015

Fighting Fear and Stigma with Accurate Ebola Information

by Brandon Desiderio

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In July 2015, three months after the last person who had succumbed to the dreadful Ebola virus was buried, Liberians woke to the news that a 17-year old young man had died of the virus. Liberia was no longer considered Ebola-free. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s words, “The only thing to fear is fear itself” have stayed with me since the first news stories broke about the...

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Jul

23

2015

As Ebola Epidemic Wanes, Transform Complacency with this Ebola Preparedness I-Kit

by Brandon Desiderio

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It’s a win for Ebola prevention efforts that over 120 people in Liberia were placed under observation due to a resurgent outbreak in the country, even after it was declared Ebola-free. This signals that Liberia’s containment efforts are still strong. But it’s essential to remain vigilant: as the epidemic wanes, public complacency around sustaining behaviors that prevent Ebola transmission could be a barrier to stemming the flow of new cases for good. This new Ebola Preparedness...

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UN Chief Heading to Ebola Hot Zone in Congo - The Daily Beast August 21, 2019
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Save the Children statement: New cases of Ebola in South Kivu - Democratic Republic of the Congo - ReliefWeb August 21, 2019
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Ebola virus treatment drugs discovered by UM student validated by Oxford University - Macau Business August 21, 2019
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Origins of world's first cure for Ebola had roots at ASU - Arizona State University August 21, 2019
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HHS to provide $23 million to Merck for Ebola vaccine production - Reuters August 21, 2019
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How Ebola wins in the DR Congo - 台北時報 August 21, 2019
How Ebola wins in the DR Congo 台北時報A year has passed since the Congolese Ministry of Health declared a new outbreak of Ebola in the northeast of the country. Yet, far from being contained, the ...
Why the DRC Ebola outbreak was declared a global emergency and why it matters - The Conversation Africa August 21, 2019
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Absence of vaccination costs lives: Measles killing more than ebola - Irish Examiner August 20, 2019
Absence of vaccination costs lives: Measles killing more than ebola Irish ExaminerIn an increasingly polarised world, the battlelines are all too obvious — and hardening. The rise of Trump, Orban, Putin, Ergodan and the Brexiteers' coup ...
Ebola outbreak reaches remote, militia-run territory in Democratic Republic of Congo - ABC News August 20, 2019
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Canadian-made Ebola vaccine could have saved more lives if research was funded earlier, microbiologist says - CBC.ca August 20, 2019
Canadian-made Ebola vaccine could have saved more lives if research was funded earlier, microbiologist says CBC.caA Canadian microbiologist, who helped develop the Ebola vaccine currently being used to save lives in Congo, is frustrated because he believes it could have ...