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In this episode, Ruth engages Bilal Siddiqi, a friend of Busara based at the Center for Effective Global Action, and Anna Yalouris, an engagement director at Busara, in an enlightening comparison between the responses of the 2014 Ebola outbreak and the COVID-19 pandemic. When we consider methods used in previous pandemics to contain the current health crisis, how do we account for the public’s trust towards health systems and the spread of misinformation? Listen to their dialogue on how cultural norms must be changed to prevent transmission of the virus. Don't forget to subscribe to hear our next series on misinformation!