Fourth doctor dies of Ebola in Sierra Leone

Clarence Roy-MacAulay, The Associated Press 
Published Sunday, September 14, 2014 8:48AM EDT 
Last Updated Sunday, September 14, 2014 11:41AM EDT

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- Sierra Leone has lost a fourth doctor to Ebola after a failed effort to transfer her abroad for medical treatment, a government official said Sunday, a huge setback to the impoverished country that is battling the virulent disease amid a shortage of health care workers.

Dr. Olivet Buck died late Saturday, hours after the World Health Organization said it could not help medically evacuate her to Germany, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brima Kargbo confirmed to The Associated Press.

Sierra Leone had requested funds from WHO to transport Buck to Europe, saying the country could not afford to lose another doctor.

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