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Ebola

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Ebola.

Talks about Ebola

Daniel Streicker

What vaccinating vampire bats can teach us about pandemics

How do viruses jump from animals to humans?

For survivors of Ebola, the crisis isn't over

No one should die because they live too far from a doctor

Margaret Bourdeaux

Why civilians suffer more once a war is over

3 ways to fix a broken news industry

Christiana Figueres

The inside story of the Paris climate agreement

How we'll fight the next deadly virus

Shalini Unnikrishnan

We need to turn our response to crisis inside out

The troubling reason why vaccines are made too late ... if they're made at all

The next outbreak? We're not ready

Humanity vs. Ebola. How we could win a terrifying war

Lessons from the 1918 flu

Larry Brilliant

My wish: Help me stop pandemics

Exclusive articles about Ebola

Four difficult truths highlighted by the Ebola epidemic

Last Mile Health has expanded healthcare access to the most remote regions of Liberia. Raj Panjabi, the nonprofit’s founder and winner of the 2017 TED Prize, looks back at how his team handled the Ebola outbreak -- and how it can help them build a healthier future for their country and us all.

Posted Dec 2016

Liberia after Ebola — how human nature affects our response to disease

Catharine Young describes a visit to Liberia, where Ebola may be contained but the public health story has only just begun.

Posted Jan 2016

How we treat Ebola — and why we must do better

The current approach to treating Ebola is makeshift, at best. A doctor shares the reality of life on the humanitarian frontline in Liberia, while Bill Gates calls for a new approach to treating epidemics.

Posted Mar 2015

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