This event is open to NYU faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
Join the NYU School of Global Public Health for an important discussion on the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus.
This webinar will bring together public health experts to examine the latest developments, transmission dynamics, response efforts, and lessons learned for outbreak preparedness and prevention. The conversation will also explore the role and effectiveness of quarantine measures, travel advisories, and border restrictions, as well as the social and ethical considerations surrounding these policies.
Panelists will discuss what scientists currently know, and still do not know, about the Bundibugyo virus, including how it differs from more familiar Ebola strains, what is understood about its transmission and severity, and the ongoing uncertainties around diagnostics, vaccines, treatments, and the potential for wider regional spread. Attendees will gain insight into the broader political, health system, and community factors shaping the response and what this moment means for global health security moving forward.
Panelists:
Scott Rosenstein, MIR, MPH
Visiting Lecturer, Department of Global and Environmental Health
Jean Bae, JD, MPH
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Policy and Management
Clifford Lane, MD
Former Deputy Director for Clinical Research and Special Projects, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAD)
Stewart Simonson, JD
Senior Advisor, Global Health Strategies, Clinical Adjunct, Department of Global and Environmental Health
Moderator: Kayleigh Blaney, DrPH
Senior Fellow to the Dean, Interim Assistant Dean, Public Health Practice and Doctoral Programs
For questions, please contact geh-central@nyu.edu.