Neighbouring states now carry high risk, and the clock favours nobody.
The World Health Organization has warned that the Ebola outbreak is outpacing response efforts and countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are at high risk from the disease.
While Western media fixates on Ebola as Africa's perpetual crisis narrative, the real story is how decades of colonial resource extraction left the DRC with a healthcare infrastructure unable to contain what should be a manageable outbreak. The continent's musicians and cultural leaders have historically been more effective at mobilizing communities during health crises than any WHO directive, perhaps it's time to amplify those voices instead of waiting for Brussels or Geneva to save us.
While Western media fixates on Ebola as Africa's perpetual crisis narrative, the real story is how decades of colonial resource extraction left the DRC with a healthcare infrastructure unable to contain what should be a manageable outbreak. The continent's musicians and cultural leaders have historically been more effective at mobilizing communities during health crises than any WHO directive, perhaps it's time to amplify those voices instead of waiting for Brussels or Geneva to save us.
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