Center for Advancing Health Systems Innovations

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐑𝐂 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬

Why does mistrust within the community persist despite repeated Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

In this excerpt from Episode 5 of the CAdHSI Podcast, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐂𝐀𝐝𝐇𝐒𝐈 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, explains that each outbreak can affect distinct rural communities, each with its own cultures, beliefs, experiences, and access to health services.

His perspective highlights that effective outbreak response requires more than lessons from past emergencies; it also demands renewed community engagement and trust-building tailored to each local context.

𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞.

👉 Watch the full episode here: https://shorturl.at/uDoLd

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Africa’s preparedness for future outbreaks depends on investing before emergencies occur.

In this excerpt from Episode 5 of the CAdHSI Podcast on the current Ebola outbreak, Dr. Chinwe Ochu MBBS, MPH, DrPH, Director of Planning, Research & Statistics at the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), calls for greater investment in African-led research, innovation, and local manufacturing of vaccines, therapeutics, medicines, and essential health supplies.

She highlights the need to shift from building solutions during an outbreak to developing the capacity, resources, and infrastructure required well in advance.

🎥 Watch the clip to hear why local manufacturing and African innovation are central to strengthening health security across the continent.

👉 Watch the full episode here: https://shorturl.at/uDoLd

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Early detection starts at the community level

In this excerpt from Episode 5 of the CAdHSI Podcast, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐂𝐀𝐝𝐇𝐒𝐈 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, explains how strong primary healthcare systems and trained community health workers can help identify warning signs early, strengthen disease surveillance, and enable a faster response to outbreaks.

👉 Watch the full episode here: https://shorturl.at/uDoLd

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝

Preparedness begins long before an outbreak occurs.

In this excerpt from Episode 5 of the CAdHSI Podcast, Dr. Chinwe Ochu MBBS, MPH, DrPH, Director of Planning, Research & Statistics at the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), explains why countries must invest in preparedness through simulation exercises, coordinated response systems, data sharing, and community engagement.

She highlights that resilient health systems are built by planning ahead, empowering local communities, and strengthening collaboration before emergencies arise.

👉 Watch the full episode here: https://shorturl.at/uDoLd

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤?

When outbreaks occur, fear can spread as quickly as the virus itself. In this excerpt from Episode 5 of the CAdHSI Podcast, Dr. Tolbert Nyenswah, Director for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (PPPR) at Africa CDC, explains why understanding the current Bundibugyo Ebola virus is essential.

He discusses what sets this strain apart, why there are currently no approved vaccines or specific treatments, and how proven public health measures—including surveillance, contact tracing, community engagement, and infection prevention—remain the most effective tools for containing the outbreak.

👉 Watch the full episode here: https://shorturl.at/uDoLd

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐧𝐞𝐬?

Why do some health programs create lasting impact while others fall short?

In Episode 5 of the CAdHSI Podcast, we examine the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with Dr. Chinwe Ochu MBBS, MPH, DrPH , Director of Planning, Research & Statistics at the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr. Bill Breirger – Chairman of the Board, CAdSHI, and Dr. Tolbert Nyenswah, Director for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR) at Africa CDC.

The discussion explored the Bundibugyo Ebola virus strain, the challenges of outbreak detection and response, and why the current risk of global transmission remains low.

Watch the full episode here: https://shorturl.at/uDoLd

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𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢

A successful intervention in one community may not yield the same results in another. Effective implementation begins with understanding the local context.

This excerpt from Episode 4 of the Center for Advancing Health Systems Innovations (CAdHSI) Podcast explains why public health interventions must be designed with the communities they serve in mind.

While a project may be feasible in Liberia, the same approach may require significant adaptation to reflect Haiti’s realities.

Watch the full episode here: (https://shorturl.at/hbO4T)

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𝐂𝐀𝐝𝐇𝐒𝐈’𝐬 5-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞

Research creates knowledge, but impact comes from putting that knowledge into practice.

In this excerpt from Episode 4 of the Center for Advancing Health Systems Innovations (CAdHSI) Podcast, Dr. Kechna Cadet, PhD, MPH, Deputy CEO & Chief Scientific Officer, shares CAdHSI’s vision for the next five years.

She discusses the importance of implementing evidence-based, community-centered programs while ensuring research findings are translated into policies and practical solutions that improve health outcomes.

From strengthening health systems to informing school-based initiatives and addressing community health priorities, the focus is on turning evidence into meaningful, measurable change.

👉 Watch the full episode here: (https://shorturl.at/hbO4T)

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝

A health program may show promising results on paper, but success in practice depends on how well it aligns with the realities of the communities it serves.

In this excerpt from Episode 4 of the CAdHSI Podcast, our CEO and Founder, Ambulai J (Idris), highlights the role of implementation research in understanding why some health initiatives struggle to achieve their intended impact.

The conversation emphasizes the importance of identifying community-specific needs and translating research findings into solutions that are relevant, practical, and sustainable.

🎥 Watch this episode to explore why implementation is just as important as innovation when designing effective health programs.

👉 Watch the full episode here: (https://shorturl.at/hbO4T)

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