Ebola, Meningitis and new outbreaks: What have we learned since COVID?
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More than six years after the UK’s first COVID-19 lockdown, the pandemic’s impact is still being felt physically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. With fresh concerns over outbreaks including Ebola, meningitis, and hantavirus, questions around public health and preparedness have returned.
Esther speaks to David Munkley from World Vision about Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and to emergency physician Giles Cattermole about frontline lessons, faith, and resilience after COVID-19.
Released on 1 Jun 2026
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