The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second largest and second deadliest outbreak in history. And the number of cases is increasing. As of May 14, the World Health Organization has reported 1,739 confirmed and probable cases with 1,147 deaths.
On Thursday, May 16, 2019, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), with generous support from The UPS Foundation, hosted a webinar, “Ebola: Responding to a Growing Crisis.” The webinar was part of our new series focusing on raising awareness of and responding to global disasters. Speakers shared information about the current needs on the ground and discussed ideas for how philanthropy can respond to this urgent crisis.
Brennan Banks, director of CDP disaster recovery funds, moderated the discussion and panelists included:
- Dr. Scott F. Dowell, Deputy Director for Surveillance and Epidemiology, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Gabrielle Fitzgerald, CEO, Panorama
- Peter Graaff, Special Representative of the WHO Director-General for the Ebola Response in DRC, WHO
- Paula Olson, Program Manager, International Medical Corps
This webinar was provided with generous funding from The UPS Foundation and was co-sponsored by Africa Grantmakers’ Affinity Group.
CDP launched the CDP Global Recovery Fund, an exclusive fund to meet the ongoing and ever-expanding challenges presented by international disasters, learn more.
Please see the slide deck and watch the webinar recording to learn more: