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A Palestinian boy sits in a World Health Organization truck near a hospital in the southern area of the Gaza Strip. Ahmed Zakot/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

UN warns that Gaza desperately needs more aid − an emergency relief expert explains why it is especially tough working in Gaza

Paul Spiegel, Johns Hopkins University

Government sanctions against Hamas, which the US and the European Union consider a terrorist group, mean that aid groups are not able to directly work with Hamas.
During high-stress deadly epidemics, even well-trained responders can get caught up in behaviors that are more harmful than helpful. AP Photo/Olivier Matthys

When Ebola and other epidemics strike, a dysfunctional ‘outbreak culture’ hinders adequate response

Lara Salahi, Endicott College and Pardis Sabeti, Harvard University

The high stress conditions of an outbreak can spread a dysfunctional culture among those working to fight it. A survey after the 2015 Ebola epidemic quantified the issue – and suggests a better way.

Related Topics

  1. Ebola
  2. Ebola epidemic
  3. Global Fund
  4. HIV/AIDS
  5. Israeli-Palestinian conflict
  6. Outbreak
  7. Tuberculosis (TB)
  8. US aid
  9. USAID

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