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We can prevent the next epidemic - George Zaidan

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In 2013, an Ebola outbreak began in Guinea. The country had no formal response system and the outbreak became the largest Ebola epidemic in recorded history. Guinea then completely overhauled their response system, and were able to successfully combat another outbreak in 2021. So what does an effective epidemic response look like? George Zaidan explores how different communities have taken action.

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Meet The Creators

Script Writer
George Zaidan
Director
Gavin Edwards, Movult
Narrator
Jack Cutmore-Scott
Music
Cem Misirlioglu
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Produced by
Anna Bechtol, Sazia Afrin
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Editorial Producer
George Zaidan

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