Ebola in Sierra Leone, the 'looting' of Africa, and the best books on Haiti

From Global development | The Guardian Tue Jul 22 2014, 11:11:17

The trauma of battling an epidemic, NGOs accuse western countries of exploiting Africa, and warts-and-all tales on Haiti

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A psychologist working with Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) in Kailahun, Sierra Leone, is helping medical experts tackle the world's biggest Ebola outbreak. Ane Bjøru Fjeldsæter, from Norway, provides support and counselling to patients and their families, as well as to the staff whose job it is to deal with the dead. Her harrowing account of the epidemic reveals the challenging task facing health professionals on the frontline of a humanitarian crisis.

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