Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo burnt down as anger grows

About this episode

The episode discusses the burning of an Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo amidst a health crisis and explores the mental health effects on African computer science researchers, along with a feature on a women-led bakery in Cape Town.

An Ebola treatment centre in a town at the heart of the outbreak in DR Congo is torched by scared and frustrated locals in the midst of a health crisis that claimed at least 159 lives so far and continues to spread. Also, our guest tells us why computer science researchers and data workers from Africa are suffering some of the worst mental health effects of the industry. Plus, how a small bakery is helping the job market rise. Khayelitsha Cookies, a women-led business on the outskirts of Cape Town, has secured a deal to supply British Airways.

People in this episode

Host: unknown

Topics covered

• Ebola outbreak
• health crisis
• mental health
• computer science
• job market
• women-led business

Keywords

• Ebola
• DR Congo
• mental health
• computer science
• Khayelitsha Cookies
• British Airways
• health crisis
• women-led business

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: British Airways

Places: DR Congo, Khayelitsha, Cape Town

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