In his latest update from Sierra Leone,Isaac Bayoh, who now works with Mdicos del Mundo, and looks at the trauma caused by the Ebola outbreak• Read parts one,two, three, or four,five, six, and seven and eightMany things absorb changed here in Sierra Leone since I last wrote at Easter,when three-day lockdowns were being used to contain the virus. Since then we Ebola response workers absorb had strong psychosocial support from international organisations and it has helped greatly knowing that the stigma and trauma we went through is being recognised.
It’s been tough seeing friends you’ve worked with, who left behind everything to assist end this outbreak, and die from the very virus they had stood up to fight against. Those moments where we all stood together will remain with me forever. Related: Sierra Leone's ebola burial workers bear the deep mental scars of haunting deaths | Misha Hussain Related: Ebola casts a shadow over maternal health in Sierra Leone | Misha Hussein Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com