Institutions and Interventions: Putting Ebola in Context
by China Scherz
Media accounts of the current Ebola epidemic often cite culture as a key factor causing the virus to spread. Since the summer, images of funeral practices, bush meat […]
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In the News: Ebola and the African Union
posted by Bangirana Albert Billy
With now over six months since the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, critics are beginning to question Africa’s commitment in responding to this looming catastrophe. The […]
In the News: (In)equality and Ebola
posted by Tanya Schwarz
What is the role of economic (in)equality in local responses to Ebola? What are the economic consequences of the Ebola outbreak? Raymond Gilpin tackles these and other […]
In the News: Ebola and the aid industry
For Humanosphere, Gabe Spitzer talked with medical anthropologist James Pfeiffer for a podcast “How the aid and development industry helped cause Africa’s Ebola outbreak,” which critiques the development aid […]