Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Can vaccines stop Ebola in the DRC?
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Can vaccines stop Ebola in the DRC?
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the midst of an Ebola epidemic, with over 2,000 cases now confirmed. In June the virus spread to neighbouring Uganda. Amidst this bleak picture, there is some hope; past epidemics have helped progress medical responses. This week, we ask: can vaccines contain Ebola in the DRC?
Image: A health worker wearing Ebola protection gear, Beni, DRC
Credit: Reuters.
View all episodes
By BBC World Service
4.6
695695 ratings
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the midst of an Ebola epidemic, with over 2,000 cases now confirmed. In June the virus spread to neighbouring Uganda. Amidst this bleak picture, there is some hope; past epidemics have helped progress medical responses. This week, we ask: can vaccines contain Ebola in the DRC?
Image: A health worker wearing Ebola protection gear, Beni, DRC
Credit: Reuters.
More shows like The Inquiry
View all
Global News Podcast
7,938 Listeners
From Our Own Correspondent
378 Listeners
Business Daily
524 Listeners
More or Less
864 Listeners
Newshour
1,066 Listeners
World Business Report
296 Listeners
In Our Time
5,583 Listeners
The Documentary Podcast
1,809 Listeners
Witness History
973 Listeners
The History Hour
588 Listeners
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
2,115 Listeners
The Interview
356 Listeners
Discovery
966 Listeners
BBC Inside Science
411 Listeners
Science Weekly
426 Listeners
The Life Scientific
229 Listeners
The Audio Long Read
840 Listeners
Unexpected Elements
364 Listeners
The Briefing Room
74 Listeners
CrowdScience
473 Listeners
People Fixing the World
240 Listeners
Evil Genius with Russell Kane
349 Listeners
Have You Heard George's Podcast?
236 Listeners
Elis James and John Robins
325 Listeners
You're Dead to Me
3,244 Listeners
Sport's Strangest Crimes
75 Listeners
Uncanny
669 Listeners
Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley
538 Listeners
Believe in Magic
629 Listeners
The Global Story
391 Listeners
Miss Me?
240 Listeners
The History Podcast
52 Listeners
Rory Stewart: The Long History of...
81 Listeners
The History Bureau
94 Listeners