Conference call: Inside the Ebola response

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached Uganda. Amid numerous challenges and frustrations, U.N. agencies and NGOs are responding in DRC — and beyond its borders — to contain the latest outbreak. The World Health Organization has again decided against declaring a global health emergency, but this is being challenged by others in the global health community. Devex Global health journalist Jenny Lei Ravelo and Director-General of the Alliance for International Medical Action Augustin Augier gave exclusive insights into the response on the ground — and dove deeper into challenges of funding, political instability and security concerns, community engagement, and coordination among responders in the field. Highlights from this 30-minute conference call include: • Views from Uganda on the Ebola outbreak, and emerging challenges in the response there. • NGO ALIMA’s operations in Beni, Butembo, and Katwa, including their involvement in the research on the efficacy of therapeutics in the response. • Insights on the difficulties faced by responders on the ground, from the political and security context to capacity issues. • The deadly consequences of community mistrust in the response, and efforts being done to counter it. • Issues surrounding community engagement efforts. • Challenges and limitations with vaccines. Speakers: Augustin Augier, director-general, The Alliance for International Medical Action; Jenny Lei Ravelo, senior reporter, Devex Moderator: Deborah Charles, managing editor, Devex Have follow-up questions? Send them to webinars@devex.com. Listen to the full call here: