Frontline Medicine with MSF: Ebola, Dengue and Outbreak Response in Fragile Settings
The WHO has just declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. It is the 17th outbreak in DRC since the virus was first identified there in 1976, but this one involves the Bundibugyo strain, for which there is no approved vaccine and no proven treatment.
MSF teams are on the ground, setting up isolation units and scaling up infection prevention as fast as conditions allow.
Ebola is one of several outbreaks MSF is responding to simultaneously: measles in Bangladesh, cholera in South Sudan and Ethiopia, dengue, diphtheria, Lassa fever. Most will never make the news.
This event is a chance to hear directly from the people doing that work.
What you'll hear
Field-level accounts of outbreak response in fragile and conflict-affected settings. The operational realities: clinical, logistical, ethical of working without the infrastructure most healthcare professionals take for granted. And an honest discussion of where the global response is falling short, and what it takes to stay.
Event details
Date: Thursday, 18 June 2026
Time :4.30pm to 6.00pm
Registration & refreshments: From 4.00pm
Venue: The Ngee Ann Kongsi (NAK) Auditorium
Academia, 20 College Road, Level 1
Singapore 169856
Who should attend
Healthcare professionals, public health practitioners, researchers, and individuals involved in or considering humanitarian work. Whether you are early in your career or established in practice, this session is built for people who want to understand frontline medicine on its own terms.
Hosted in collaboration with
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) / Doctors Without Borders
The SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute
SingHealth Duke-NUS Transplant Centre
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