The first 24-hour shift
Benjamin Black, an obstetrics doctor from London, UK, was on his first-ever shift for Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Sierra Leone as Ebola swept through the country.
When a pregnant woman arrived at the hospital displaying all the classic symptoms of Ebola, Benjamin was faced with a nightmarish 24-hour shift that would push his nerves to the limit.
To read more from Benjamin, visit his blog: 'May the forceps be with you'.
MSF and Ebola
Ebola is one of the world’s deadliest diseases.
The virus can kill up to 90 percent of the people who catch it, causing terror among infected communities. Ebola is so infectious that patients need to be treated in isolation by staff wearing protective clothing.
In recent years Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams have fought major outbreaks of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and West Africa. While there is no cure and vaccines are under development.