Disbelief, dysfunction, disaster: Congo’s Ebola outbreak

The Intelligence from The Economist

• Episode: Disbelief, dysfunction, disaster: Congo’s Ebola outbreak
• Website: The Intelligence from The Economist
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• Duration: 00:20:18
• Published: 2019-08-01 11:57

As aid workers battle the second-worst outbreak in history, they face violence and disbelief. A history of conflict, suspicion of the rich world and wild conspiracy theories make fighting a difficult battle far harder. Architects are tackling the dark, loud, violent nature of jails to make them more about rehabilitation than retribution. And, the increasingly absurd language of job adverts.

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