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USAID is partnering with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Department of Defense to launch "Fighting Ebola: A Grand Challenge." They are calling on the global community to share pioneering ideas that deliver practical and cost-effective innovations in a matter of months. Regardless of background, experience or knowledge of Ebola, your bold thinking is necessary to address this crisis, to improve delivery of care, and stem the spread of disease.

Many WGHA members are responding to the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa. From training community health workers to creating communication strategies to dispel myths, they’ve been working since the outbreak began in March.