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 […]
Critical and Conventional Perspectives on Global Health
In the News: Ebola, the role of NGOs, and Western Media
posted by Tanya Schwarz
Last month, the Independent shared Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s letter calling for the international community to act on the Ebola outbreak. She said:
The time […]
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 […]
Video – Public Health Seminar: Urban Mining and Disease Burden
by Dele Ogunseitan
October 2014
Electronic waste (e-waste) is currently a global predicament but it has a vanishing future. One Troy ounce (31 grams) of gold now sells for ~ $1,200 on […]
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 […]