Roundtable discussion: Applying Lessons from Polio-Eradication to non-Polio Efforts
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Experts discuss the relevance of community engagement as a strategy for addressing disease outbreaks – particularly in addressing the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Presenter 1
Eric Mafuta, MD, MPH, PhD School of Pubilc Health, University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Presenter 2
Humayra Binte Anwar, BDS, MPH, PhD James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Bangladesh
Moderator
Olakunle Alonge, MD, MPH, PhD Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, USA
After watching this roundtable, revisit your response to the article Applying “Vertical vs. Integrated Approaches”. How did your answers compare to the information that the presenters shared?
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Building Alliances in Global Health: From Global Institutions to Local Communities

Building Alliances in Global Health: From Global Institutions to Local Communities

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