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EPISODE · Jun 10, 2026 · 7 MIN

How the loss of USAID has weakened the fight against Ebola

from PBS News Hour - World · host PBS News

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is escalating quickly. There are growing warnings that, without a stronger response, this Ebola outbreak could become one of the deadliest. William Brangham takes a closer look with Jeremy Konyndyk, the president of Refugees International. In 2014, he ran USAID's foreign disaster assistance when Ebola broke out in Africa. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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