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A study conducted by Epicentre and other research organisations confirms the importance of vaccination against Ebola during epidemics: vaccination reduces not only the risk of infection, but also the risk of death.

Trained as a paediatrician, Dr Mwanga-Amumpaire has headed the Epicentre Research Centre in Mbarara for the past 10 years and is Associate Professor of Paediatrics at Mbarara University. She recently defended her PhD on the quality of care in private health facilities in Uganda. Her extensive experience ranges from clinical research to leading initiatives to improve healthcare delivery, particularly in the most vulnerable communities, a source of inspiration for future scientists and physicians.

The first survey in more than a decade to examine the impact of violence on mortality in Haiti reveals the extreme levels of violence experienced by residents of Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince.