BY RACHEL ARNESEN “Ebola in the air? A nightmare that could happen.” “Ebola: World Goes on Red Alert.” “Ebola: ‘The ISIS of Biological Agents.’” These headlines, taken from real CNN and BBC articles, capture all too well the fear mongering that occurred during the most recent outbreak of Ebola in West Africa. From 1996 to … Continue reading An Evolutionary Perspective on Ebola and Marburg Viruses
BY ANNA SOPHIA YOUNG The provision of basic midwifery techniques and tools could transform childbirth for women in small villages. Source: CDC Global Belvie is lying on a mat in a hut in a rural village in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). As her two children, Claude and Ruth, play … Continue reading Midwife Certification & The Key to Reduced Maternal Mortality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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