In recent weeks, USAID has responded to the Ebola virus outbreak that continues to spread through Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. As news about the outbreak and of heroic interventions by relief organizations continues to attract world attention, two questions rise to the top: how is the global community slowing the epidemic’s growth, and... View Article
After Thursday’s announcement from the World Health Organization that the number of Ebola cases have been vastly underestimated in West Africa, it’s clear that there’s still much to be done to stop the outbreak. The support pledged by USAID on behalf of the American people is vital. But individual citizens, businesses, and institutions also have... View Article
“You wouldn’t want to receive something you didn’t ask for or need at Christmas, let alone during a humanitarian crisis.” It is Christmas eve and presents are lined beneath my family’s tree. Do you remember that present from a distant relative last year that you opened, cringed and never used? For me it was Barbie... View Article