Getting to zero : a doctor and a diplomat on the Ebola frontline
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

In 2014, a 28-year old British doctor, found himself running the Ebola isolation unit in Sierra Leone's largest hospital after the doctor in charge had been killed by the virus. Completely overwhelmed and wrapped in stifling protective suits, he and his colleagues took it in turns to provide basic care to patients whilst removing dead bodies from the ward. Against all odds he battled to keep the hospital open, as the queue of sick and dying patients grew every day. This is a revealing memoir of resilience, exposing the numerous failures of Western intervention at the centre of West Africa's Ebola outbreak.