Sania Nishtar, Pakistani physician and activist, remains a senator and Special Assistant on Poverty Alleviation, guiding social safety nets amid global health shocks.
The Bundibugyo-strain Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached over 4,000 confirmed cases with about 1,900 deaths, and is progressing at an unprecedented rate. Health workers face unpaid wages, security threats and misinformation while WHO and Africa CDC coordinate trials and vaccination efforts amid a volatile security situation.