Join Doctors Without Borders for a webcast discussion of lessons learned after the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone.

When the Ebola outbreak hit Sierra Leone in 2014, the country was still struggling to recover from the impact of civil war. Rates of maternal, infant, and child mortality were already among the highest in the world. The largest ever Ebola epidemic wreaked havoc across West Africa and crushed Sierra Leone’s already weak health system. An estimated 3,956 people died of Ebola in Sierra Leone, including some 79 health workers at the forefront of the response. Many others died because they could not get access to medical care.

Today, an Ebola outbreak grinds on in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. It’s trajectory and duration remain uncertain, let alone all the lessons to be gleaned. But the Sierra Leone experience provides unique insights.

Join a panel of medical experts from MSF and Columbia University for a discussion about the impact of a major public health crisis on fragile health care systems, with a focus on women’s health. We’ll discuss lessons learned by MSF during the outbreak in Sierra Leone and what the country’s health system looks like now.