A Tale of Two Pandemics: Applying Lessons from Ebola to Drive Innovation for Zika

Timeline

2022

Description

With the significant international consequences of recent outbreaks, the ITP Lab conducted extensive stakeholder interviews and macro-level health policy analysis to expose gaps in pandemic preparedness and develop legal frameworks for future threats.

Project Team

Kushal Kadakia, Public Policy & Global Health

Nora Ghanem, Public Policy & Global Health

Niveen Hennein, Public Policy & Global Health

Christina Langmack, Public Policy & Global Health

Malcolm Nowlin, Public Policy & Chemistry

Courtney Scoufis, Public Policy & Global Health

Julia Tuttle, Global Health & Cultural Anthropology

Mentors:

Professor Julia Barnes-Weise, Duke

Professor Ana Santos-Rutschman, Duke

Funding:

Bass Connections

World Health Organization

The Pandemic Problem

Emerging infectious disease outbreaks pose a significant health and socioeconomic threat

Research Strategy

Challenges:

What motivates players to invest in infectious diseases?

Methodology:

Interviewed stakeholders from the public, private, and non-profit sectors

Analyzed partnership formation following the Ebola and Zika outbreaks

Stakeholder Analysis

Public health imperative drove rapid response of key players

Cost of drug development inhibits sustainable investment

Rethinking R&D

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are a model for risk- sharing and innovation

Incentives must be tailored to meet unique partner profiles

Pandemic response must be proactive and not reactive

Download the complete poster presentation (PDF).