The 2014 - 2015 Ebola outbreak : lessons for response to a deliberate event

The Ebola outbreak demonstrated a clear lack of preparedness from the global health and humanitarian system for an outbreak of infectious disease. The dialogue at Wilton Park built on an investigation conducted by the United States to determine how the response from IOs and NGOs may change, or even cease, if an outbreak is determined to be intentional, or if the outbreak spread to a non-permissive environment. This dialogue aimed to bring together a selected group of multi-sector participants to glean what has been learned so far and develop firm proposals for action.