The Big Story: Ebola Outbreak - How prepared is Singapore?
Published on 20 May 2026
Singapore is stepping up health measures after the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a global public health emergency.
What’s making experts especially concerned? This outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo strain, a strain with no approved vaccine and no targeted treatment currently available.
So what exactly makes this strain different from previous Ebola outbreaks? How prepared are we if the virus reaches our shores?
On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Professor Dale Fisher, Director, Centre for Infectious Disease Emergency Response at NUS to find out more.
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