Ethiopia trip 2023
Dr. Tom Frieden meets with two survivors of Ebola in rural Guinea
Along with Dr. Stuart Nichol, CDC’s top Ebola expert, Dr. Tom Frieden meets with two survivors of Ebola in rural Guinea. Survivors faced severe stigma, but courageously played important roles in stopping the epidemic.
Dr. Tom Frieden in Guinea working with local communities
Dr. Tom Frieden meeting with community leaders, health workers, patients, and the community under a tree in rural Guinea to listen to community concerns and solve problems together.
Dr. Tom Frieden at an Ebola Treatment Unit in Liberia
Dr. Tom Frieden at an Ebola Treatment Unit at the height of the epidemic in Liberia. Survivors were dazed and many patients critically ill. Behind me, a morgue held dozens who had died - there were too few health workers to bury their bodies safely.
Dr. Tom Frieden in Sierra Leone during Ebola epidemic
Dr. Tom Frieden in Sierra Leone, at the height of the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic, good management using an emergency operations center with partnership among the Sierra Leonian, British, and US CDC teams broke the back of the epidemic and led to its control.
