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Morehouse School of Medicine hosts Ebola forum

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Oct 7, 2014

Morehouse School of Medicine will host a public health forum on the Ebola crisis on Oct. 9.

The forum, hosted by the school’s Trans-disciplinary Collaborative Center for Health Disparities Research, is part of the quarterly Health Policy to Practice Forum series. Morehouse medical school and other national health experts will discuss the Ebola crisis and the need for a global health security agenda in West Africa.

The forum runs from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., and will include an hourlong question-and-answer session. The forum will be held at the E. Ginger Sullivan Atrium, National Center for Primary Care, Building A in the Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Dr., SW in Atlanta.

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