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On the frontline of Ebola

Watch British medic Stacey Mearns tell her story of fighting the disease in Sierra Leone.

• From: Department for International Development
• Published: 22 December 2014

Dr Stacey Mearns. Picture: Michael Duff

Doctor Stacey Mearns has been helping patients to battle Ebola since October 2014.

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Published 22 December 2014