The doctor leading the fight against Ebola in
Sierra Leone is now being treated for the
deadly virus, a statement from the presidency
has said.
Sheik Umar Khan tested positive and has been
admitted to hospital in Kailahun, the epicentre of the
outbreak.
More than 630 people have died of Ebola in the three
West African states since the outbreak began in
Guinea in February, United Nations figures show.
It is the world's deadliest outbreak to date and there
is no cure for Ebola.
It kills up to 90% of those infected but if patients
receive early treatment, they have a better chance of
survival.
It spreads through contact with an infected person's
bodily fluids.


'National hero'
The statement from State House said that the
minister of health was in tears when she heard the
news about Dr Khan.

WHO: Latest West Africa Ebola outbreak
figures

Guinea - 310 deaths, 410 cases
Liberia - 116 deaths, 196 cases
Sierra Leone - 206 deaths, 442 cases

Health Minister Miatta Kargbo called him a "national
hero" and said she would "do anything and
everything in my power to ensure he survives",
Reuters news agency reports.
The Ebola cases in Sierra Leone are centred in the
country's eastern districts of Kailahun and Kenema.
The BBC's Umaru Fofana in the capital, Freetown,
says dozens of nurses at the government hospital in
Kenema town - which treats all Ebola cases in the
district - went on strike on Monday following the
death of three of their colleagues of suspected Ebola.


But they have since suspended their sit-down strike
as the government looks into their demands, which
include the relocation of the Ebola ward from the
hospital and the takeover of its operations by the
medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres.
On Saturday, the World Health Organization said that
of the 632 deadly Ebola cases, 206 people had died
in Sierra Leone.

Source: BBC

Sorry Doc

No1 is safe,get well soon doctor,your patients need you

Wow!! Get well soon doc!

This one put his life on the line, I'm sure they're not as paid as the Nigerian doctors.. Sad news..

adeoladrg: Wow!! Get well soon doc!

This one put his life on the line, I'm sure they're not as paid as the Nigerian doctors.. Sad news..

U obviously don't follow medical events in Nigeria, do u know about lassa fever outbreak s just this year anoda outbreak involving 18doctors, many life has been lost in d past. Must u always give inciting comments

Sad!

sainty2k3:

U obviously don't follow medical events in Nigeria, do u know about lassa fever outbreak s just this year anoda outbreak involving 18doctors, many life has been lost in d past. Must u always give inciting comments

Whatever outbreak hasn't claimed their lives yet, and probably not as deadly as Ebola.


Moreover, they still have energy that should be dissipated into the fight for better surgical equipments and facilities to fight against the rights of other health professionals.

adeoladrg:

Whatever outbreak hasn't claimed their lives yet, and probably not as deadly as Ebola.


Moreover, they still have energy that should be dissipated into the fight for better surgical equipments and facilities to fight against the rights of other health professionals.

This is so callous of u, may God forgive u, Doctors and other health workers die yearly in Nigeria of lassa fever. And if u wish to be informed lassa fever and Ebola fever both belongs to viral hemorrhagic disease, and are both deadly, just that ribavirin has been found effective in lassa fever if detected earlier, unfortunately its only one center in Nigeria that managed it,
And its saddening that professional rivalry as stolen away ur compassion that u even wish a fellow human being dead. Please beware

sainty2k3:
This is so callous of u, may God forgive u, Doctors and other health workers die yearly in Nigeria of lassa fever. And if u wish to be informed lassa fever and Ebola fever both belongs to viral hemorrhagic disease, and are both deadly, just that ribavirin has been found effective in lassa fever if detected earlier, unfortunately its only one center in Nigeria that managed it,
And its saddening that professional rivalry as stolen away ur compassion that u even wish a fellow human being dead. Please beware

Whatever makes you sleep at night bro!!

take heart Doc. Hope they find the cure as soon as possible to save u and other infected patients

lassa fever infected more nurses than drs. we are all at risk. Get well soon to the Dr

sainty2k3:

U obviously don't follow medical events in Nigeria, do u know about lassa fever outbreak s just this year anoda outbreak involving 18doctors, many life has been lost in d past. Must u always give inciting comments

prettyprettywow: lassa fever infected more nurses than drs. we are all at risk. Get well soon to the Dr

And are we to start fighting who is infected most. What's wrong with this johessu people.
Well that's how its suppose to be cos more nurses,cleaners etc come in contact with patient than Dr, but so far in Nigeria ,recent times(past 10 years) it affected more doctor .
Pls stop ,making this rivalry look like tribalism. Discuss plainly