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Unpacking WHO’s Shocking Ebola Maps–Mead Over

September 30, 2014
This Wonkcast was originally recorded on September 2, 2014.  As the Ebola epidemic continued to spread in West Africa, with more than 3,000 cases and 1,500 deaths, I invited CGD senior fellow Mead Over, a health economist and one of the world’s top experts on the economics of HIV/AI...
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CDC vs Médecins Sans Frontières on Ebola: Is the Perfect the Enemy of the Good?

September 25, 2014
On September 23, the Washington Post aired a disagreement between the US Center for Disease Control Ebola experts and the Médecins Sans Frontieres Ebola doctors regarding the value of community Ebola treatment centers staffed with community volunteers for Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra...
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Aversion Behavior Exacerbates the Economic Impact of Ebola

September 24, 2014
On September 17, the World Bank issued a preliminary report on the economic impact of Ebola Viral Disease (hereafter Ebola). 
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Welcome US Action against Drug Resistance, but Livestock Loophole Remains

September 23, 2014
With the threat of antimicrobial resistance on the rise, we are heartened by President Barack Obama’s recent executive order that outlines a national strategy to combat drug resistance, including creation of an inter-agency task force to implement and monitor the plan.  The&nbsp...