The Ebola Epidemic: One Year Out

The Ebola Epidemic: One Year Out

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Please join Busboys and Poets and Teach for Health as part of Partners In Health for an interactive discussion on the international response to Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone with people who served on the ground. The panelists will discuss the delivery of care, the protection of care-givers and the detection of cases in the community by surveillance and case finding. The event will also highlight that global health is directly correlated with global security and the importance of strong health systems. The venue is open to the general public.

Featuring:

Dr. Chuck Callahan, Volunteer with Partners In Health, care-provider at Maforki Ebola Treatment Unit, Port Loko, Sierra Leone

Dr. Pat Hickey, U.S. Army, Medical Director, DOD of Ebola Treatment Training Team, Monrovia Liberia

Dr. Tony Nguyen , U.S. Public Health Service

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