William Pooley said he was “delighted” to return to Sierra Leone as
he attempts to prevent “as many unnecessary deaths as possible” from the
disease.
The 29-year-old was due to arrive in the capital Freetown last night
before resuming work today in an Ebola isolation unit run by UK medical
staff, King’s Health Partners said.
He became the first confirmed Briton to contract Ebola and was flown
back to the UK in August, where he was treated at the Royal Free
Hospital in London with experimental drug ZMapp - global supplies of
which have since run out.
“I am delighted to be returning to Sierra Leone to join the King’s
Health Partners team. I would like to once again thank the team at the
Royal Free Hospital and the RAF who provided me with such excellent
treatment and support.
“But the real emergency is in West Africa, and the teams out there need all the support we can give them,” he told the Press Association.
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