New England Journal of Medicine—Ebola and a Decade of Disparities: Forging a Future for Global Health Equity
In this NEJM Perspective, Dr. Craig Spencer reflects on surviving Ebola and contrasts his access to care with the lack of treatments available to his patients in West Africa, exposing enduring global health inequities. He calls for structural reforms—like equitable R&D funding and regional manufacturing—to ensure that lifesaving tools reach everyone, not just the privileged few. Read more at https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMp2413298
Craig Spencer
1/17/2025
In this deeply personal and policy-driven piece, Dr. Craig Spencer reflects on his experience surviving Ebola in 2014, juxtaposed with the stark inequities faced by his patients in West Africa. Despite facing the same virus, he had rapid diagnostics, cutting-edge care, and treatment options denied to many of his patients—including renowned Sierra Leonean physician Dr. Sheik Umar Khan, who died without access to promising therapies.
