Doctor's on the front lines.
This doctor returned to Liberia in 2014 to help fight the Ebola outbreak after mentoring local medical staff.
Who is Dr. Steven Hatch?
To protect themselves from infection, Dr. Hatch and his colleagues wore these, which made basic medical tasks nearly impossible.
What are heavy protective suits?
This West African country, where Dr. Hatch worked, was among the hardest hit by the 2014 Ebola epidemic.
What is Liberia?
In the book, Dr. Hatch describes these heartbreaking situations, in which he had to make difficult choices about patient care.
What are medical ethical dilemmas?
Dr. Hatch highlights that these three factors—poverty, history, and weak healthcare systems—contribute to the spread of outbreaks.
What are poverty, history, and weak systems?
This type of research did Dr. Hatch use to better understand and fight the Ebola virus while working in Liberia.
What is field research (or clinical research)?
This was a common problem for Dr. Hatch when wearing his protective suit, making it hard to use a stethoscope.
What is his glasses fogging up?
This neighboring country to Liberia also experienced a major Ebola outbreak during the 2014 epidemic, along with Sierra Leone.
What is Guinea?
Dr. Hatch witnessed this happening to both colleagues and patients during the outbreak.
What is suffering (or becoming ill)?
The book warns that these will inevitably return due to ongoing vulnerabilities in global health.
What are future plagues or epidemics?