When the worst Ebola outbreak in history hit Sierra Leone last year, most foreigners who could leave, did leave. But one international team of doctors and scientists stayed, fighting to conduct potentially lifesaving research on the disease – even as the virus claimed the lives of doctors, nurses and others on the team. “Ebola’s lost ward” was the first feature to tell the story of this medical team and its increasingly personal struggle against the deadly virus. The piece highlights the great courage and humanity of health care workers under the worst of conditions, and illuminates the devastating toll of the outbreak on health care and the medical research that could help prevent future epidemics. An accompanying video tells the story of loss and courage through the lens of doctor and geneticist Pardis Sabeti, and the song she wrote in memory of her fallen colleagues.
