Ebola Survivor Dr. Craig Spencer to GZERO: 'We didn't learn a lot from 2014‘

Описание: Director of Global Health in Emergency Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, Dr. Craig Spencer, who treated and survived Ebola five years ago: "We didn't really learn a lot from the last time. We didn't learn a lot from 2014 and the West Africa Ebola outbreak. We are seeing a very similar response in D.R. Congo now that we saw in West Africa a couple of years ago."

In 2014, Dr. Craig Spencer became the first and only confirmed case of Ebola in New York City. He contracted the virus while volunteering for Doctors Without Borders in the West African nation of Guinea. The news caused a panic as health officials searched for anyone who might have come in contact with him—at a bowling alley, on the subway, and in his neighborhood. In the end, there were no other NYC cases and Dr. Spencer recovered, but the experience was both traumatic and eye-opening for him.

As he marks the fifth anniversary of his ordeal, Dr. Spencer talked with GZERO Media about his life today, his reflections on that moment, and his belief that too few lessons were learned from the 2014 Ebola outbreak. The interview is part of the latest episode of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, which focuses on preparedness for global pandemics. The program begins airing today on public television channels across the U.S. Check local listings, and visit gzeromedia.com on Monday for the complete episode.

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