Dying Sierra Leone Dr. Sheik Umar Khan never told Ebola drug was available - Health

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It is with heavy heart that the Ministry of Health and Sanitation informs the general public that Sierra Leone’s only virologist Dr. Shiekh Umarr Khan passed away this afternoon at the treatment Center in Kailahun. His body has been conveyed at the Lassa Fever Mortuary in Kenema and plans are underway for his befitting burial on Thursday.

Ces médecins et infirmières qui se sacrifient pour arrêter Ebola, Afrique - Moyen Orient
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Dying Sierra Leone Dr. Sheik Umar Khan never told Ebola drug was available - Health - CBC News
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[#ZMAPP] The drug had never been tested on humans. What if it caused an allergic reaction that killed Dr. Khan?

His blood showed antibodies to the virus, evidence that his own immune system was already in full battle. What if the drug got in the way of that immune response?

But what if it worked?

But what if it worked and saved his life? And, what about all those other patients?

Was it ethical to give the drug to one person while so many others were dying without that option?

It was a debate that ricocheted between the bedside at the field hospital in Kailahun, in Sierra Leone’s Eastern Province, to the Geneva offices of the World Health Organization, and the Belgium headquarters of Doctors Without Borders, according to Dr. Daniel Bausch, a long-time friend of Dr. Khan and a fellow virus warrior.(...)

The wrong call?

In the end, Dr. Khan did not get the drug. And for Dr. Bausch it was the wrong decision.