The headlines are impossible to scroll past. The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak sweeping through the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a global health emergency.
But with any rapidly evolving crisis, it is challenging to determine what is happening at any given moment. We asked Dr. William Menson, ONE’s Director of Health Financing for Africa, to help give us the facts about the current Ebola outbreak and what you should know now.
Below is the conversation, lightly edited and condensed for clarity.
What is the Ebola virus?
The Ebola virus is...
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We couldn't do the work we do without our amazing volunteers. Meet Sophia, one of our Alabama activists - and a repeat Bonnaroo volunteer!
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What we do
We’re a non-profit organization with a 20-year history of fighting for a more just world.
We focus on advocacy, meaning we drive attention and public support to policies that create healthier lives and economic opportunities in Africa. We’re not a charity or grantmaking organization, and we don’t provide direct aid to implementing programs on the ground. We raise awareness around some of the biggest global challenges around inequity and instability and make a data-driven case for change.
We are strictly nonpartisan and...