[00:00:20] Introductions, Dr. Francis Dove Edwin [FDE] currently working with LSHTM [London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine] on bringing Ebola vaccine to Sierra Leone, previous work at the taskforce in operation for Ebola within Freetown, medical and personal background, being a two-time Sierra Leone Olympian. [00:03:00] first Ebola case in May 2014, implementing social mobilisation, teaching people via radio broadcast about Ebola during first Sierra Leone lockdown, communication to the public. [00:05:40] Discussion about public flyers distributed at the time [FDE shows interviewer]. [00:06:30] Describes radio broadcasts he was involved in during Sierra Leone lockdown, questions from the public, conspiracy theories. [00:08:10] Cultural change Ebola created, behavioural changes of burials and touching. [00:09:30] Describes chaos of May to June 2014, needing to build capacity through international partners such as MSF. [00:10:10] Concerns for his own safety, researching Ebola and hearing about ZMapp, wearing PPE. [00:11:35] Formation of Presidential Task Force in July, work of Diaspora networks in response to Ebola, fundraising and help from these networks. [00:15:35] Slowness of WHO to declare the Ebola outbreak a state of emergency [00:18:00] Sierra Leonian march on Downing Street on 29th October 2014, vaccine, plasma and PTS 1. [00:21:00] Setting up meetings in July with 200 market women in Freetown to teach the local community to stop the spread of Ebola, challenging burial pattern traditions, sanitisation, secret women’s societies. [00:27:00] Symptoms of Ebola and similarities to cholera. [00:28:15] Educating youths on Ebola, his family and Ebola. [00:31:45] International response of Ebola arriving in America, media response, how he felt, compares the worlds slow response to Ebola with the response to the Arab Spring. [00:35:10] comments on who is to blame for response to Ebola, believes Sierra Leonians should build their own capacity and resources in healthcare, research centres, locally they should be ready to respond in the case of another outbreak, learning and social mobilisation. [00:40:00] Mentions Lancaster House conference, people deciding to help their pre-colonial country ‘it became pre-colonially divided’ which countries provided aid to which area. [00:43:00] Plans post Ebola. [00:44:00] Talks about ‘Target Ebola’ set up by Olympians, mentions approaches to stopping Ebola. [00:45:55] End of interview.