PBS NewsHour

May 5, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

May 5, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

Ebola outbreak grows in Congo after health clinic attacks

4m 8s

More than 1,000 people have died from an Ebola outbreak that began in August in Democratic Republic of Congo. The country's government is working with international aid organizations to contain the deadly disease but their efforts have been challenged by insecurity, including attacks on health clinics. Nadia Drake, a contributing writer for National Geographic, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

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