SCOUT· 61%30m·2026-06-03·News PoliticsWhy the Ebola Outbreak Has Been Nearly Impossible to Stop
At the front lines of the Ebola crisis in Central Africa, badly equipped health workers with little outside support are losing the fight against one of the worst outbreaks in history. Declan Walsh, a New York Times correspondent covering the outbreak, takes us to the epicenter of the virus and explains why, so far,…
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“This is what happens when the US removes itself from global leadership in medicine and aid. We have chosen greed, racism and hatred over care, love and compassion.”
“"We've been hearing a lot about the Trump Administration pulling back on foreign aid. How much of an impact did that have in the spread of Ebola in this case?" This is the question to ask. As always, Natalie nails it. Great reporting.”
“I don’t blame citizens for coming up with these kinds of stories, especially given the West’s history of allegedly conducting unethical medical testing in parts of Africa. If you’ve read John le Carré’s The Constant Gardener, you’ll know wh…”
“"Chapeau bas" to Declan Walsh for his reporting from the civil war in Sudan to the Ebola outbreak in the DRC; one of the NYT's best, most eloquent, and most underrated journalists.”
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