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Researchers present inner workings of Ebola vaccine trial

Dr. Ira Longini and colleagues discuss the trial that combined an experimental vaccine with an innovative method of vaccinating people, resulting in an estimated 100 percent efficacy of the vaccine against the Ebola virus. Photo: WHO/S. Hawkey

The end of the lecture hall?

Whether you call it blended learning, hybrid learning or the flipped classroom, new models of learning that mix distance, hands-on and small-group learning are becoming increasingly popular. PHHP is no exception.

Ira Longini and WHO team lead breakthrough Ebola vaccine trial

The world’s largest outbreak of the Ebola virus has infected more than 28,000 people and killed more than 11,000 since March 2014 when the epidemic began spreading across West Africa. In July 2015 the World Health Organization announced a major development in the Ebola fight: