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Spread too thin: Africa’s next Ebola outbreak
The latest Ebola emergency is different from previous ones: there is no vaccine, and the kind of community-level work that stops the spread has been thinned by aid cuts. Britain is likely to get a new prime minister soon; we profile Andy Burnham, the Labour party’s polling favourite. And celebrity book clubs abound—but useful criticism in them does not.
Guests and host:
John McDermott, chief Africa correspondent
Joel Budd, social affairs editor
Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
Ebola outbreak, West Africa
Andy Burnham, British…
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