Ebola: Inside the Deadly Outbreak

Ebola: Inside the Deadly Outbreak follows ABC News’ chief medical editor Richard Besser as he travels to West Africa during the worst Ebola outbreak in history—an epidemic that claimed thousands of lives. The documentary investigates the origins of the virus, efforts to contain its spread, and the devastating implications of the disease on affected communities.

Besser undertakes a risky journey to Monrovia, Liberia, one of the outbreak’s epicentres, where he documents the tragic experiences of patients and healthcare workers struggling on the front lines. Among those featured is a woman who waited days before seeking treatment, despite losing much of her family to the disease, and a young man who saw half of his family succumb to Ebola.

The film also captures Besser’s own harrowing encounters, including the moment he witnesses a truck transporting the bodies of ten people who had died from Ebola in a single day. Through these personal stories, Ebola: Inside the Deadly Outbreak offers a sobering and deeply human perspective on one of the deadliest public health crises of modern times.