{"id":1104,"date":"2020-12-05T16:54:37","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T16:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/2020\/12\/05\/colonization-fueled-ebola-dr-paul-farmer-on-fevers-feuds-diamonds-lessons-from-west-africa-4\/"},"modified":"2020-12-05T16:54:37","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T16:54:37","slug":"colonization-fueled-ebola-dr-paul-farmer-on-fevers-feuds-diamonds-lessons-from-west-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/12\/05\/colonization-fueled-ebola-dr-paul-farmer-on-fevers-feuds-diamonds-lessons-from-west-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Colonization Fueled Ebola: Dr. Paul Farmer on \u201cFevers, Feuds &amp; Diamonds\u201d &amp; Lessons from West Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ccb_single_video_player \" data-controls=\"1\" data-autohide=\"1\" data-fs=\"1\" data-theme=\"dark\" data-color=\"red\" data-iv_load_policy=\"3\" data-modestbranding=\"1\" data-rel=\"0\" data-showinfo=\"1\" data-autoplay=\"0\" data-disablekb=\"0\" data-nocookie=\"1\" data-aspect_ratio=\"16x9\" data-width=\"640\" data-video_position=\"above-content\" data-volume=\"100\" data-video_id=\"bFnfKNa7q0o\" style=\"width:640px; height:360px; max-width:100%;\"><!-- player container --><\/div>\n<p>We continue our conversation with medical anthropologist Dr. Paul Farmer, whose new book, \u201cFevers, Feuds, and Diamonds,\u201d tells the story of his efforts to fight Ebola in 2014 and how the history of slavery, colonialism and violence in West Africa exacerbated the outbreak. \u201cCare for Ebola is not rocket science,\u201d says Dr. Farmer, who notes that doctors know how to treat sick patients. But the public health response was overwhelmingly focused not on care but containment, Dr. Farmer says, which \u201cgenerated very painful echoes from colonial rule.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>#DemocracyNow<\/p>\n<p>Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: <a href=\"https:\/\/democracynow.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/democracynow.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today: <a href=\"https:\/\/democracynow.org\/donate\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/democracynow.org\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! 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