Getting ‘to zero’ in the fight against Ebola

Name: Getting ‘to zero’ in the fight against Ebola
Uploaded: 2014-12-17T01:40:16Z
Duration: P526S
Description: This year’s Ebola outbreak has claimed the lives of more than 6,800 people, according to the World Health Organization. “If you leave a single case untreated and then if you let that transmission continue, it could explode again,” Dr. Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank, tells the NewsHour. Kim joins Judy Woodruff to discuss challenges of wiping out the disease.

Clip: 12/16/2014 | 8m 46s

This year’s Ebola outbreak has claimed the lives of more than 6,800 people, according to the World Health Organization. “If you leave a single case untreated and then if you let that transmission continue, it could explode again,” Dr. Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank, tells the NewsHour. Kim joins Judy Woodruff to discuss challenges of wiping out the disease.

Aired: 12/16/14

Rating: NR

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