Kim Yi Dionne, Assistant Professor of Government
Smith College
March 2, 2015 11:15am-12:15pm
438 Oak Hall
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the largest on record, having claimed thousands of lives. The epidemic increased exponentially months after national governments and international agencies were made award of the outbreak in March 2014.
This presentation will provide an overview of the outbreak to date, the responses by local, national, and international actors, and the obstacles faced when trying to contain a disease epidemic and care for those infected.
The talk is sponsored by the Gamma Gamma Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the Department of Political Science, the Research Program on Global Health and Human Rights at the Human Rights Institute, and the Medical Anthropology Forum.
A small reception will follow the presentation.
For more information, contact: Briana Bardos at briana.bardos@uconn.edu