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Disbelief, dysfunction, disaster: Congo’s Ebola outbreak
Disbelief, dysfunction, disaster: Congo’s Ebola outbreak
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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Aug 1, 2019
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Podcast episode
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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. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Aug 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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