Bruce Aylward
Former WHO Advisor | Mental Health & Public Health Leadership
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Dr. Bruce Aylward is a renowned global health expert and former Senior Advisor to the Director-General of the World Health Organization.
Aylward led the WHO's historic Ebola response in West Africa and coordinated the organization's pandemic influenza preparedness. He has three decades of experience managing public health crises and building resilient health systems worldwide.
Aylward's keynotes provide audiences with a frontline perspective on crisis leadership, drawing practical lessons on decision-making, team dynamics, and mental health support for high-stakes environments.
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Humanity vs. Ebola. How we could win a terrifying war
"Ebola threatens everything that makes us human," says Bruce Aylward of the World Health Organization. And when the Ebola epidemic exploded in 2014, it caused a worldwide panic. But humanity can beat Ebola -- and Aylward shows four strategies that show how we are succeeding. The fight against Ebola is not yet won, he says, but it can be.
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