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Reporting Ebola

What is the BBC's "dual role" when it comes to covering the Ebola outbreak story?

How can the BBC cover the Ebola outbreak without endangering its journalists? BBC Africa's Vera Kwakofi tells Rajan Datar, and explains how in these situations the BBC has a "dual role" to cover the story, and disseminate health information to the public.

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Image: Members of the Guinean Red Cross distribute information leaflets during an awareness campaign on Ebola in April. Credit: Getty

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Mon 11 Aug 201402:50GMT

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  • Sat 9 Aug 201410:50GMT
  • Sat 9 Aug 201422:50GMT
  • Mon 11 Aug 201402:50GMT

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