In The Shadow Of Ebola Analysis

In the Shadow of Ebola is an observatory documentary that focuses on the lives in Liberia under the deadly Ebola attack. Concerning the film’s title, the word “Shadow” implies the serious Ebola leaves problems like deaths, hunger and social disturbances in the vulnerable Liberia. In fact, daily lives’ problems of citizens in different stages of the spread of disease are also addressed. Subjective this first-person narration may be, viewing the event from Urey’s family perspective could be one of the examples of educated Liberian families in the epidemic outbreak. After all, the documentary aims at triggering reflections on the factors that foster the transmission of Ebola in Liberia; and arousing more awareness of public infrastructure in the general public and online.

To start with, from the economic aspect, the lack of public health infrastructure in Liberia is one of the factors that contributed to the deteriorating situations of …show more content…
Mark Korvayan said, “Some people are still in denial stage.” Even worse, people ignored the health tattoo and got in touch with people who died of Ebola. More on the cultural practices, handshakes are common ways of greeting in Liberia. Therefore, contact of people on the daily basis accelerated the spread of Ebola.

To conclude, the massive outbreak of Ebola in Liberia was closely related to economic advancement, government policies and cultural practices. As Liberia was claimed Ebola-free, more health centres were reopened or established. The documentary shows that the lessons that we learn from Ebola, are to raise public health awareness, improve public health surveillance and invest in public health infrastructure even in poor countries like Liberia. There are hopes that with the help of the medical teams from advanced countries, epidemics could quickly be under controlled and largely prevented. (585