Watching young volunteers struggle to fight Ebola is enraging

Barry Andrews

As the ambulance arrived at the gate of the hospital, the driver in his Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) gave the thumbs up. But the clinical team weren't ready and the driver was asked to park up while final preparations were made.

The patient was being brought to an isolation unit, which had just been completed with assistance from GOAL. The unit is a three-roomed canvass tent fenced off in the curtilage of a small hospital.