Global Health Experts Explore Role Of Religion In West African Ebola Outbreak, Global HIV Responses

American Journal of Public Health: Faith and Global Health Practice in Ebola and HIV Emergencies
John B. Blevins, research associate professor in the Hubert Department of Global Health at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health; Mohamed F. Jalloh, CEO of Focus 1000; and David A. Robinson, senior coordinator for World Vision International’s Ebola response leadership team, examine “the relationship between religion and health by highlighting the influences of religion on the response to the 2014 to 2016 Ebola outbreak and the global HIV epidemic.” The authors describe lessons learned from both responses to “better inform collaboration with religious actors” (1/24).

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