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Kenya appears prepared for Ebola outbreaks, but a lot more can be done.

A review of research on both the Ebola and Zika outbreaks, found less than 1% of published research discussed gender issues.

Consuming bushmeat is thought to have contributed to the outbreak of Ebola in west Africa. Countries in the region are trying to slow down consumption.

To tackle Zika and other viral outbreaks, we need to focus not only on the pathology of the disease, but also on the global political and economic architecture.

The response to the latest ebola outbreak in the DRC has been rapid, well coordinated and well resourced.

During epidemics, the measures taken to protect populations and to keep health systems afloat leave women and girls vulnerable to violence.

Timing is everything when it comes to making a decision about declaring a disease outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.

When an Ebola outbreak is detected, surveillance, community engagement , laboratory services and tracing infected persons should be activated to prevent rapid spread of the disease.

The threat posed by measles is on the rise again in a number of countries in the world. One of them is the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Local communities are wary of the sudden arrival of outsiders and of their interest in regions where there’s been violence for years