Catherine Womack

Professor of philosophy, Bridgewater State University

Fear is a bad teacher. But, the Ebola outbreak has lessons to offer about global public health.

West Africa&#039;s Ebola Epidemic Spreads

We need to help repair and build improved trust between the global health haves and have-nots through government aid to the stricken countries, and transparency in the ways that aid is determined and distributed.

Ebola And The Gap Between The Haves And Have-Nots In Global Health

Catherine Womack: "In health care, we’re always looking for a magic pill or new technology to save us. But in this case, the focus on experimental drugs -- who gets them, how much there is of them, when will there be more -- is a distraction from what the Ebola-stricken countries really need." Pictured: People pass by Ebola virus health warning signs, in the city of Monrovia, Liberia, Sunday, August 17, 2014. (Abbas Dulleh/AP)