Ebola,
a Complex Health Crisis in History
Peter
Beaumont a senior reporter of the Guardian’s Global Development desk in this
June 2019 issue looks at the most complex health crisis in history. He examines
that complexity in a Central Africa country called Congo, which is struggling
to contain the Ebola epidemic. There are a lot of challenges when it comes to
reporting on or about such an epidemic, as a reporter can get it wrong or
protection can go wrong and in the process contract the virus. However, Peter
Beaumont is a bold reporter that has extensively reported from conflict zones
the Middle East, the Balkans and including Africa. He looks at how political, cultural
complications and security has negatively impacted the effort of overcome the
deadly virus as it keeps on spreading. Peter Beaumont has heavily relied on
ethos to tell the story. For example, he cites credible sources. Moreover,
Pathos is also used, for instance, telling the story of survivors and their experience
with the disease, such as the story of Moise Kitsakihu-Mbira. He asserts that “It was
my grandson who died first,” he tells the Guardian. Many family members touched
the body – highly risky as Ebola is spread through physical contact with
victims’ bodies or those showing symptoms. They started dying. First his
brother, then, one after another, twelve others.” The statement shows a broken
healthcare system, which cannot inform the population of some of the preventive
measures when there is an outbreak.
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