As coronavirus cases are on the rise, we’re turning our attention to a different virus – one that is winding down. Doctors in Democratic Republic of Congo have released the last Ebola patient, ending an outbreak that began in August 2018. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi shares how DRC and its community leaders brought Ebola to an end.

In this episode: 

Catherine Soi (@C_SOI), Al Jazeera journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. Audrey Landmann, medical coordinator with Doctors without Borders.

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As coronavirus cases are on the rise, we’re turning our attention to a different virus – one that is winding down. Doctors in Democratic Republic of Congo have released the last Ebola patient, ending an outbreak that began in August 2018. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi shares how DRC and its community leaders brought Ebola to an end.In this episode: Catherine Soi (<a href="https://twitter.com/C_SOI " target="_blank">@C_SOI</a>), <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/profile/catherine-wambua-soi.html" target="_blank">Al Jazeera journalist</a> based in Nairobi, Kenya. Audrey Landmann, medical coordinator with Doctors without Borders.For more: <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/newsfeed/2020/03/ebola-patient-discharged-dr-congo-200309090006232.html" target="_blank">Last Ebola patient discharged in DR Congo</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/dr-congo-ebola-officials-hope-country-cleared-months-200302084600648.html" target="_blank">DR Congo Ebola: Officials hope country cleared in few months </a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/blogs/africa/2020/02/adf-rebels-cleared-stronghold-beni-dr-congo-army-200228101158114.html" target="_blank">ADF rebels cleared from last stronghold in Beni: DR Congo army </a>Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" target="_blank">@AJTheTake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>).

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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