Ebola - real or Western fiction?

[charmbrights]

Today 23.xi.14 on the news on BBC1 at a few moments after 18:00 we were shown pictures from Guinea of two men claiming that Ebola does not exist, followed by pictures of a (very expensive) purpose built Holding Cebntre at Forecariah with NO PATIENTS. Then we had one Dr. Dioubat of the World Health Organisation Guinea saying that the locals believe that Ebola is not a medical problem but one of religion and mysticism, without for one moment denying the truth of that belief.

Is this what the BBC means by balance?

I can understand that balance would mean that two economists would offer their opinions, one that 'borrow and spend' is the way out of our financial crisis, and that other that 'austerity and pay feeze' is the way out. These are arguable and non-testable theories (except by trial and see the result). But "Ebola does not exist" (an actual literal quote) as a viable opinion, to be quoted 'in the interests of balance'?

[Teddy Bear]

We see this is what the BBC does when the particular issue is not one used by them as an agenda.
In this way they can point to it as what they do in the name of balance.
Yet as we see time and time again, when they have a desired agenda, like immigration, EU, Climate, Labour, Islam, etc, they make sure the balance that would be needed to give the viewer a more comprehensive understanding of these issues is not going to be given by them.