'AIDS on steroids': Comparing the spread of Ebola, AIDS in Africa
Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 11:00
in Health & Medicine
Just weeks after Sierra Leone discharged its last patient, a new study reflects on the lessons learnt from the recent outbreak of Ebola, comparing it with that of AIDS in Africa in the early 1980s. The authors conclude that both Ebola and AIDS spread rapidly due to the slow international response and the failure of various public-health systems to deal with the root causes of the epidemics.