Sierra Leone struggling in fight against Ebola because so many doctors and nurses have left to find jobs in Britain, report claims
Ebola health centres in parts of Sierra Leone are overflowing with patients Country's authorities have launched a fresh operation to contain the virus
Exodus of Sierra Leone doctors to richer countries left country short of trained medical staff, UK MPs have said Committee says a high proportion of health professionals trained in Sierra Leone were now working in Britain Death toll from epidemic has grown to
6,915 out of a reporter
18,603 cases
Sierra Leone is struggling in its fight against Ebola because so many medics have left for jobs in Britain, it has been claimed, amid reports the country's health centres are overflowing with victims.
The exodus of doctors and nurses to the UK and other wealthy countries left the West African state
'woefully short' of trained medical staff when the deadly virus struck, MPs have said. It comes as the death toll from the epidemic increased to 6,915 out of 18,603 cases and as Sierra Leone authorities launched a fresh operation to contain the virus.
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