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Getting to Zero
A Doctor and a Diplomat on the Ebola Frontline
Taschenbuch von Oliver Johnson (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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In 2014, a 28-year old British doctor found himself co-running the Ebola isolation unit in Sierra Leone's main hospital after the doctor in charge had been killed by the virus. Completely overwhelmed and wrapped in stifling protective suits, he and his team took it in turns to provide care to patients while removing dead bodies from the ward. Against all odds he battled to keep the hospital open, as the queue of sick and dying patients grew every day.

Only a few miles down the road the Irish Ambassador and Head of Irish Aid worked relentlessly to rapidly scale up the international response. At a time when entire districts had been quarantined, she travelled around the country, and met with UN agencies, the President and senior ministers so as to be better placed in alerting the world to the catastrophe unfolding in front of her.

In this blow-by-blow account, Walsh and Johnson expose the often shocking shortcomings of the humanitarian response to the outbreak, both locally and internationally, and call our attention to the immense courage of those who put their lives on the line every day to contain the disease. Theirs is the definitive account of the fight against an epidemic that shook the world.
In 2014, a 28-year old British doctor found himself co-running the Ebola isolation unit in Sierra Leone's main hospital after the doctor in charge had been killed by the virus. Completely overwhelmed and wrapped in stifling protective suits, he and his team took it in turns to provide care to patients while removing dead bodies from the ward. Against all odds he battled to keep the hospital open, as the queue of sick and dying patients grew every day.

Only a few miles down the road the Irish Ambassador and Head of Irish Aid worked relentlessly to rapidly scale up the international response. At a time when entire districts had been quarantined, she travelled around the country, and met with UN agencies, the President and senior ministers so as to be better placed in alerting the world to the catastrophe unfolding in front of her.

In this blow-by-blow account, Walsh and Johnson expose the often shocking shortcomings of the humanitarian response to the outbreak, both locally and internationally, and call our attention to the immense courage of those who put their lives on the line every day to contain the disease. Theirs is the definitive account of the fight against an epidemic that shook the world.
Über den Autor
Dr Sinead Walsh served as Ireland's ambassador to Sierra Leone and Liberia at the height of the Ebola epidemic, whilst also serving as the Head of Mission for Irish Aid. She worked for Concern Worldwide and Human Rights Watch in countries across the globe before joining Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 2009. In 2016-17 she was a senior visiting fellow at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.

Dr Oliver Johnson OBE was Country Director for King's Sierra Leone Partnership, where he played a key role in the response to the Ebola epidemic. He had previously worked as Director of Strategy & Teaching Fellow at the King's Centre for Global Health and as Policy Director for the UK Parliament's All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Health. He is currently a visiting lecturer at King's College London.
Zusammenfassung
For readers of City of Thorns, Three Cups of Tea and An Imperfect Offering.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Maps
Preface

1. New Beginnings: Sierra Leone before the Outbreak of Ebola
2. A Dubious Start: Ebola in Guinea
3. Ebola Emerges in Sierra Leone
4. Kenema Explodes
5. Armageddon
6. The Long Wait for Action
7. The Response Kicks Off
8. The Response Bears Fruit
9. Getting to Zero
10. Conclusion
Afterword: If We Had to Do It All Again.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Biographien
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781786992482
ISBN-10: 1786992485
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Johnson, Oliver
Walsh, Sinead
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 217 x 139 x 40 mm
Von/Mit: Oliver Johnson (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.07.2018
Gewicht: 0,476 kg
Artikel-ID: 112928092
Über den Autor
Dr Sinead Walsh served as Ireland's ambassador to Sierra Leone and Liberia at the height of the Ebola epidemic, whilst also serving as the Head of Mission for Irish Aid. She worked for Concern Worldwide and Human Rights Watch in countries across the globe before joining Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 2009. In 2016-17 she was a senior visiting fellow at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.

Dr Oliver Johnson OBE was Country Director for King's Sierra Leone Partnership, where he played a key role in the response to the Ebola epidemic. He had previously worked as Director of Strategy & Teaching Fellow at the King's Centre for Global Health and as Policy Director for the UK Parliament's All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Health. He is currently a visiting lecturer at King's College London.
Zusammenfassung
For readers of City of Thorns, Three Cups of Tea and An Imperfect Offering.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Maps
Preface

1. New Beginnings: Sierra Leone before the Outbreak of Ebola
2. A Dubious Start: Ebola in Guinea
3. Ebola Emerges in Sierra Leone
4. Kenema Explodes
5. Armageddon
6. The Long Wait for Action
7. The Response Kicks Off
8. The Response Bears Fruit
9. Getting to Zero
10. Conclusion
Afterword: If We Had to Do It All Again.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Biographien
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781786992482
ISBN-10: 1786992485
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Johnson, Oliver
Walsh, Sinead
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 217 x 139 x 40 mm
Von/Mit: Oliver Johnson (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.07.2018
Gewicht: 0,476 kg
Artikel-ID: 112928092
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