Why Nigeria Defeated Invisible Ebola and Fails Against Visible Boko Haram
On October 20, the World Health Organization officially declared Africa's most populous country ‘’Ebola free’’, 42 days since the last case was confirmed in Nigeria. The ‘’world class’’ swiftness and forceful response to quash the scary epidemic which killed seven of its citizens, pales greatly when compare to the dysfunctional response of the Government, so far in the face of Boko Haram, a terrorist group which has killed more than 1500 civilians, in just the first three months of 2014. Boko Haram, in fact, still holds more than 250 girls in captivity— even against the international outcry, and the Nigerian government’s recent announcement of having reached a deal with the Islamic militants for their release. Much ink continues to spill on how the Government accomplished such an epidemiological feat which so far, seems to elude even the US, the most resource endowed healthcare system. But without understanding why Nigeria got everything right on ebola, little applicable les...