Ebola: A Hyperinflated Emergency

Abstract

<h3>Key Messages</h3> Ebola virus disease outbreaks merit global concern, but worry and response can be hyperinflated. Ebola has killed about 15,266 people globally since 1976. Most recently, 2,267 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). However, these numbers pale in comparison to the under-5 deaths globally and in the DRC over the same period. Global child survival should be considered a public health emergency of international concern. Governments, donors, and multilateral organizations should significantly ramp up support for child survival interventions, including sustained system strengthening.

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