Ebola: hysteria, nursing, reporting and courage
As America descends into Ebola panic, the bravery of those on Africa’s front line sticks out.
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In Britain, 2014 was the year of the floods, Ukraine saw a revolution, Scotland almost went indy and the deadly Ebola struck west Africa.
Almost a year after the first death from Ebola, Sierra Leone surpasses its neighbour Liberia as having the highest number of cases in the world.
As America descends into Ebola panic, the bravery of those on Africa’s front line sticks out.
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