Lindsey Hilsum
What is wrong with us? While people and governments give generously to appeals for the victims of earthquakes and disease, they balk when it comes to those fleeing conflict.
The British government’s flagship Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone is running at only a fraction of its capacity as it continues to face challenges.
All is not going well at the British government’s Ebola treatment hospital at Kerry Town. The hospital officially opened on 5 November but is still running at only a fraction of its 92-bed capacity.
The first group of GPs, nurses and other medical staff leave the UK today to fly to Sierra Leone to help treat people with Ebola. More than 1,000 volunteers from the NHS have stepped forwards so far.
The risk of a not very deadly to humans strain of bird flu really does deserve headlines, even as the humanitarian tragedy of Ebola continues.
Musician Afrikan Boy says he “didn’t get the call” to join Bob Geldof’s Band Aid resurrection, but devised a ditty of his own.
Bob Geldof has criticised Germany’s response to Ebola, but Germany’s Deputy Finance Minister, Steffen Kampeter, says the country will be “strongly committed” if more spending is needed.
Alex Thomson
Hope and desperation live side by side in Sierra Leone, as success in treating the Ebola virus confronts a still growing trail of infections.
The spread of Ebola is “not a medical failure” – U2 lead singer Bono tells Channel 4 News political leaders “need to keep their promises”.
Alex Thomson
Amid the sombre disposal of Freetown’s dead, a pharmacist who treated Ebola sufferers follows in their footsteps.
West Africans are using a surprising weapon in the fight against the spread of the Ebola virus – catchy educational tunes.
Alex Thomson
Many query why the response has been so slow to Ebola from Europe and you can certainly argue not enough was done in the early months. But the work is getting underway – and it’s making a difference.
Alex Thomson
Like unaccompanied minors – not in an airport but in life – they stand there as the Unicef Jeep rolls into the village, silently holding out their nameplates.
Alex Thomson
The Sierra Leone government says it will pay $5,000 compensation for every health worker to die from Ebola.
Alex Thomson
Osman Gbondo lies dead under a tree. His wife Aminata lies 200 metres away, blood oozing from her mouth. We are in Devil Hole Junction, an hour’s drive from Freetown.