Doctor Who Saved Over 100 Lives Before Succumbing to Ebola Virus Hailed as a Hero in Sierra Leone

A Sierra Leone doctor who succumbed to the Ebola virus after saving the lives of more than 100 patients has been hailed as a 'national hero' in the country. Umar Khan, 43, the west African nation's sole virologist, was at the forefront of his country's fight against the epidemic, which has seen more than 700 deaths in Sierra Leone and its west African neighbours. He was laid to rest in the eastern town of Kenema, where he had spent much of his working ...

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Written by: editor - Sunday, August 3, 2014