Unisa Abass Bangura Goderich: interview 1 and PDF transcript

[00:00:00] Survivor of Ebola, Lives in Freetown, Sierra Leone, working for Ebola treatment centre in Laka, recalls announcement of outbreak, being an Ebola community facilitator. [00:02:20] Describes role cleaning Ebola patients in Freetown [00:03:10] In September/October describes getting fever, taking antibiotics, anti-malaria tablets, self-isolating, being stigmatised by the local community for doing Ebola work, having Ebola symptoms. [00:07:30] Describes being tested for Ebola and getting the results, his temperature increasing. [00:10:30] Recalls other Ebola patients who lived or died, what having Ebola was like [00:13:00] How his faith helped him, being in the red zone. [00:15:00] Healthcare staff being scared of Ebola, getting IV treatment, five days in hell with Ebola. [00:17:05] Hygienists coming in to the red zone to take away bodies. [00:16:38] Interview ends (abruptly, see second interview).

04/03/2015

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