Frontline - Ebola Outbreak

Streaming video - 2014

FRONTLINE follows health officials tracking the deadly disease and trying to stop its rampant spread. The film shows how the outbreak is endangering health- care workers, overwhelming hospitals and getting worse. Also, FRONTLINE investigates accounts that members of the Nigerian military have been committing atrocities in the fight against Boko Haram - the Islamist militants who kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls in April. Two timely and late-breaking reports from Africa. From the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak, FRONTLINE follows health officials tracking the deadly disease and trying to stop its rampant spread. With special access to teams fighting Ebola in Sierra Leone, the film shows how the outbreak is endangering health- care workers, o...verwhelming hospitals and getting worse. Also this hour: FRONTLINE investigates accounts that members of the Nigerian military have committed atrocities in the fight against Boko Haram - the Islamist militants who kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls in April. Amid worldwide pressure to find the girls, FRONTLINE uncovers shocking videos showing arrests, torture, and summary executions of alleged Boko Haram suspects. This program contains mature content, including graphic imagery and descriptions of violence which may not be suitable for all viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Genres
Documentary films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming 2014.
Language
English
Corporate Author
Kanopy (Firm)
Corporate Author
Kanopy (Firm) (-)
Other Authors
Wael Dabbous (film director)
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
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Item Description
Title from title frames.
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 60 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).