Interview with Rev. David Robinson, Independent Consultant for Inter-religious action in humanitarian emergencies and development, and former Senior Advisor for Operations at World Vision International

David Robinson spent three decades coordinating disaster responses for World Vision International, an evangelical Christian non-profit. He was on the ground in Sierra Leone during its worst Ebola outbreaks.  He saw first-hand that cooperation between government health officers and local faith leaders can help contain infectious diseases. But the key ingredient is trust — in both the faith leaders and in vetted official sources of information. Robinson offers lessons and some cautionary tales for those on frontlines working to contain the spread of the coronavirus.