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Posted: October 6th, 2015

By Pia Wanek

Pia Wanek is Director of Humanitarian Assistance at Global Communities, an international development and humanitarian organization. She previously worked for USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and supported the civil-military portfolio at the State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM).

The Cipher Brief interviewed Pia Wanek, Director of Humanitarian Assistance at Global Communities, to assess how West African countries responded to, and are being affected by, the Ebola crisis.  She explained why community engagement is the best avenue for strengthening West Africa’s capacity to combat diseases in the future.

The Cipher Brief:  How would you assess the West African response to the Ebola crisis?  What was effective, and what was ineffective?

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