Step 3.2 Potential new treatments
Channel: LSHTM Technology Enhanced Learning team
Date: 2015-06-15

At the time of writing, the treatment of Ebola is based on supportive care and symptom relief. Experimental therapies are in trials and the position is changing fast. In the video Professor Peter Smith discusses the rationale and plans for testing convalescent plasma as a therapy. In this step we consider the issues and constraints in evaluating this and other new treatments.