A Filipino doctor on the frontlines of the Ebola fight

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A Filipino doctor on the frontlines of the Ebola fight

As the world battles the Ebola virus, thousands of health workers fight on the frontlines – and among them, Filipinos. One such Filipino worker is Dr Natasha Reyes, who worked as a medical coordinator for Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, MSF) in Liberia. The Filipina doctor has been with the non-governmental organization since 2007 and has worked in several African outbreaks in the past, including cholera in Sierra Leone, and measles and hepatitis E in South Sudan. Reyes knew how dangerous Ebola is, but she went to Liberia anyway, because people needed help, the country’s health system needed as many professionals as possible, and a lot of work needs to be done.

Read more about Natasha Reyes’ work, on this profile on Rappler.

 

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