Westbay22

This might seem like an odd question given the current tragic circumstances, but do you think there is any truth in the idea that the outbreak (once over) could leave behind a legacy of improved healthcare and better trained healthcare workers and civil servants in the region? Or do you think that the foreign support currently on the ground is likely to leave few long term benefits once they depart?

Thanks for your response, and to echo others here, sincerely thank you for what you are doing to help others understand what is going on.

This is something I'd be really interested in you following up the next time you're in Liberia, if possible. Is there any sort of exit strategy for the aid agencies, other than packing up and leaving once the urgent need for their work subsides? Is any thought at all being given to a strategic legacy, leveraging the resources currently being deployed also into the longer term welfare of these areas?

How did you find your fixer, and more importantly how did you trust him from halfway across the world as you made your plans? And what prompted you to follow ebola in the first place?