MarkAlain Déry, DO, MPH, FACOI

@thedrdery.bsky.social

Infectious diseases doctor & broadcaster. Co-founded WHIV FM (NOLA) for human rights & social justice. Physician & epidemiologist responding to viral outbreaks. Share info daily via podcast & media. Emphasize social, economic & racial equity in reporting.

Here is my latest piece on the Ebola outbreak published by @idsainfo.bsky.social. Ebola isn’t just a “deadly virus” — it’s a stress test of power, showing how policy choices, frozen aid, and unequal evacuation plans decide whose outbreaks get resources and whose communities are left in precarity.

Ebola isn’t just a virus: It’s a power audit

MarkAlain Dery, DO, MPH, FACOI, reflects on the current Ebola outbreak through the lens of his experience responding to the West Africa Ebola outbreak and what both reveal about global health equity.

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