A few years after Favor’s death, and just over a decade after the civil war ended, Sierra Leone was devastated by an outbreak of the hemorrhagic fever Ebola. The already fragile healthcare system completely collapsed. Because most clinics lacked clean water and protective equipment like gloves and masks, many healthcare workers were infected with Ebola. At least 221 Sierra Leonean healthcare workers died of Ebola between 2014 and 2016, including many of the nation’s most experienced physicians, nurses, and community health workers. Ophelia Dahl, co-founder of Partners In Health, has described
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