Fighting Ebola requires a culture change in the west, as well as west Africa | Peter Piot and David Miliband

Only by turning our response to Ebola upside down can another epidemic be avoided: communities need to be front and centre to eradicate this disease

Today in Brussels African political leaders and experts will meet to discuss how west Africa should be supported to respond to the Ebola catastrophe that has killed nearly 10,000 people.

There has been a significant improvement in the situation, with fewer than 150 cases a week instead of the thousands at the height of the latest outbreak. But we are concerned by the dangerous mismatch between perceptions and the reality of the situation. Unless this is addressed, we risk a repetition.

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