The Ebola Epidemic Is Causing People To Lose Faith In The Medical Order
Richard Ingham and Elisabeth Zingg
BusinessInsider.com
Oct. 26, 2014
Beyond the human tragedy of the Ebola epidemic unfolding in west Africa, the crisis is claiming a collateral victim: trust in the medical order.
The biggest casualty is the reputation of the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO), which analysts fault for foot-dragging and misjudgements.
Also under assault are Big Pharma, the West’s aid policies in Africa and public faith in the rich world’s lavishly funded health systems.
“Failures in leadership have allowed a preventable disease to spin out of control, with vast harms to social order and human dignity,” a commentary carried by The Lancet said on October 7.
“If the Ebola epidemic does not spur major reforms, it will undermine the credibility of (the) WHO and the UN, and enable the conditions for future crises to persist.”
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