How to build community trust to fight Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Andrea Vera NavaConflict, Emergencies, Fragile contexts, Health, Participation and Leadership

The world’s second-biggest Ebola outbreak is still raging in DRC, with more than 1,400 cases and 900 deaths. Research has shown that distrust is one of the biggest obstacles in this Ebola fight. Oxfam’s Andrea Vera Nava outlines three ways to work with local communities to build their trust and increase the success of an Ebola response in a conflict …