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October, 2022
The Ebola Outbreak: What Journalists Need to Know

To gain the latest information on the disease, and to get advice on how to deal with the stigma and rumours that are surrounding this latest Ebola outbreak, the ESAR RCCE Media Dialogue is featuring two speakers on different aspects of this health emergency. Dr. Otim Patrick Cossy Ramadan, Health Emergency Officer, Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Cluster, World Health Organization in Brazzaville, to explain the science of Ebola and the latest on spread and containment.

Dr. Michael Gubay of South Sudan will share his experience dealing with Ebola outbreaks and he’ll provide some guidance for journalists on how to avoid repeating false info, stereotypes, and stigmatizing of people based on the names given to Ebola strains.

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