Christchurch nurse
Sahra Ahmed, originally from Somalia, concedes she is "either brave or
silly" as she starts work next week with Ebola victims in Sierra Leone.
Sahra, a refugee
nurse at Piki Te Ora health centre in Linwood, is on a two-month assignment
with the International Red Cross Ebola response.
She says she wants
to give back to the continent of her origin.
Sahra, the only
African aid worker with the New Zealand Red Cross, admits to "moments of
nervousness".
"I love New
Zealand. I always say New Zealand is my official parent. I had the privilege of
being educated here and doing what I wanted to do. For me it's really humanity
first."
She will be based in
Kenema, a rugged five-hour drive from the capital Freetown, helping patients
who have been been treated successfully, discharging them into their communities
with the right support from social workers – or helping someone who may have
lost a parent, reassuring them and equipping them with all the information they
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