https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stopping-ebola-inside-the-response--7276326The 2026 Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is the fastest growing outbreak on record. It is also taking place in an area of persistent humanitarian crisis. To successfully bring the outbreak under control requires an alliance of community, national leadership, and international solidarity that brings together public health and humanitarian responses. This podcast is a real-time exchange documenting the fast-moving response in DRC. It explores frontline operations, science, policy, humanitarianism, and solutions with some of the world’s most respected experts and strategists on outbreaks and humanitarian action. 

Each episode examines a different aspect of the response and what is required to stop transmission and save lives within a broader humanitarian crisis. Hosted by Ruth Mukwana and Julien Harneis, Senior Ebola Coordinator in Bunia, DRC, the series is produced by the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs at Fordham University and the University of Pretoria.]]>enNews CommentaryCopyright IIHA Fordham Universityhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b0a5d2a8b6617325a85b96477a672413.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stopping-ebola-inside-the-response--7276326Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000IIHA Fordham UniversityIIHA Fordham Universitylecomte@un.orgThe 2026 Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is the fastest growing outbreak on record. It is also taking place in an area of persistent humanitarian crisis. To successfully bring the outbreak under control requires an alliance...The 2026 Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is the fastest growing outbreak on record. It is also taking place in an area of persistent humanitarian crisis. To successfully bring the outbreak under control requires an alliance of community, national leadership, and international solidarity that brings together public health and humanitarian responses. This podcast is a real-time exchange documenting the fast-moving response in DRC. It explores frontline operations, science, policy, humanitarianism, and solutions with some of the world’s most respected experts and strategists on outbreaks and humanitarian action. 

Each episode examines a different aspect of the response and what is required to stop transmission and save lives within a broader humanitarian crisis. Hosted by Ruth Mukwana and Julien Harneis, Senior Ebola Coordinator in Bunia, DRC, the series is produced by the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs at Fordham University and the University of Pretoria.]]>falsefd4a2e14-a7bf-58a9-8581-e29dfd3c9618episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/conflict-communities-and-the-response-in-eastern-drc--75926013https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75926013Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:58:42 +0000IIHA Fordham UniversityIn our second episode, we are looking at two emergencies unfolding at the same time in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: the Ebola epidemic and the continuing violence affecting communities, mainly across Ituri and North Kivu. How does conflict...2787false12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-ebola-has-taught-us-and-why-it-matters-now--74666393The responders working to contain the 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak are building on lessons drawn from previous responses to Ebola and other epidemics. The episode features three voices who have helped shape the global response to Ebola and created global public health alliances. Jean-Jacques Muyembe is a Congolese virologist, co-discoverer of Ebola, and Director General of the DRC’s National Biological Research Institute. Peter Piot is a co-discoverer of Ebola and a leading figure in global health, and Deborah Birx, physician, diplomat and global health leader who helped coordinate the international response to the 2014 West Africa epidemic. The guests discuss lessons learned, from the discovery of Ebola to today, and how they can be applied to the current response. They explain what worked, what failed, and which lessons remain most relevant to the ongoing operation to contain this outbreak.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74666393Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:09:13 +0000IIHA Fordham UniversityThe responders working to contain the 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak are building on lessons drawn from previous responses to Ebola and other epidemics. The episode features three voices who have helped shape the global response to Ebola and created...The responders working to contain the 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak are building on lessons drawn from previous responses to Ebola and other epidemics. The episode features three voices who have helped shape the global response to Ebola and created global public health alliances. Jean-Jacques Muyembe is a Congolese virologist, co-discoverer of Ebola, and Director General of the DRC’s National Biological Research Institute. Peter Piot is a co-discoverer of Ebola and a leading figure in global health, and Deborah Birx, physician, diplomat and global health leader who helped coordinate the international response to the 2014 West Africa epidemic. The guests discuss lessons learned, from the discovery of Ebola to today, and how they can be applied to the current response. They explain what worked, what failed, and which lessons remain most relevant to the ongoing operation to contain this outbreak.]]>2168congo,drc,ebola,health,medicine,un,worldfalse11full