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| UK Ebola survivor William Pooley tells of virus 'horror' | UK Ebola survivor William Pooley tells of virus 'horror' |
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| The British nurse who contracted the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone has called for action to stop the "horror and the misery" he witnessed there. | The British nurse who contracted the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone has called for action to stop the "horror and the misery" he witnessed there. |
| Recalling his "despair" at the death of a young girl he treated, William Pooley said: "I just don't know what happens if that's repeated a million times." | Recalling his "despair" at the death of a young girl he treated, William Pooley said: "I just don't know what happens if that's repeated a million times." |
| The 29-year-old was speaking during a summit in London to discuss the global response to the crisis. | The 29-year-old was speaking during a summit in London to discuss the global response to the crisis. |
| It is the world's worst outbreak of the virus, killing 3,338 people so far. | It is the world's worst outbreak of the virus, killing 3,338 people so far. |
| There have been 7,178 confirmed cases, with Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea suffering the most. | There have been 7,178 confirmed cases, with Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea suffering the most. |
| Charity Save the Children warned that Ebola is spreading across Sierra Leone at a "terrifying rate". | Charity Save the Children warned that Ebola is spreading across Sierra Leone at a "terrifying rate". |
| Experts and politicians from around the world at the summit in central London, where countries and charities have pledged their support to efforts to try and tackle the virus. | Experts and politicians from around the world at the summit in central London, where countries and charities have pledged their support to efforts to try and tackle the virus. |
| The UK has called for urgent decisive action to deal with growing epidemic. | The UK has called for urgent decisive action to deal with growing epidemic. |
| Mr Pooley, who was the first Briton to contract the virus during the current outbreak, appealed to the international community to act to prevent the epidemic getting worse. | Mr Pooley, who was the first Briton to contract the virus during the current outbreak, appealed to the international community to act to prevent the epidemic getting worse. |
| 'Well of my despair' | 'Well of my despair' |
| In an emotional press conference he spoke about the death of a young girl and her brother. | In an emotional press conference he spoke about the death of a young girl and her brother. |
| He said he had found her "covered in blood," adding: "She still had a very puzzled expression on her face and she wasn't breathing." | He said he had found her "covered in blood," adding: "She still had a very puzzled expression on her face and she wasn't breathing." |
| "So I put her in a bag and left her next to her brother. She was a beautiful little girl," he said. | "So I put her in a bag and left her next to her brother. She was a beautiful little girl," he said. |
| "So, my specific fear is that the horror and the misery of these deaths, really fill a well of my despair. | "So, my specific fear is that the horror and the misery of these deaths, really fill a well of my despair. |
| "And I just don't know what happens if that's repeated a million times. And so I say, at all costs, we can't let that happen." | "And I just don't know what happens if that's repeated a million times. And so I say, at all costs, we can't let that happen." |
| The volunteer nurse, from Eyke in Suffolk, was flown back to the UK by the RAF on Sunday 24 August having contracted the virus while treating patients in Sierra Leone. | The volunteer nurse, from Eyke in Suffolk, was flown back to the UK by the RAF on Sunday 24 August having contracted the virus while treating patients in Sierra Leone. |
| He was treated in a special isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital, where he was given the experimental drug ZMapp. | He was treated in a special isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital, where he was given the experimental drug ZMapp. |
| Mr Pooley, who has made a full recovery, has previously said he plans to return to Africa, saying his decision to return was an easy one. | Mr Pooley, who has made a full recovery, has previously said he plans to return to Africa, saying his decision to return was an easy one. |
| NHS staff | NHS staff |
| Among the pledges made at the London conference was $70m (£43m) from Save the Children, of which $40m had been earmarked for Sierra Leone. | |
| Comic Relief has pledged £1m, while more than 160 NHS staff are due to travel to Sierra Leone after answering a call for volunteers to help fight the disease earlier this month. | Comic Relief has pledged £1m, while more than 160 NHS staff are due to travel to Sierra Leone after answering a call for volunteers to help fight the disease earlier this month. |
| Mr Pooley said pledges need to be delivered "really quickly", saying: "We need beds and we need people looking after the patients in the beds." | Mr Pooley said pledges need to be delivered "really quickly", saying: "We need beds and we need people looking after the patients in the beds." |
| Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Mr Pooley, who recently returned from the US where he gave blood to try to help a victim of the virus, was an example of the "courage" and resilience needed to tackle the crisis. | Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Mr Pooley, who recently returned from the US where he gave blood to try to help a victim of the virus, was an example of the "courage" and resilience needed to tackle the crisis. |
| Ebola virus disease (EVD) | Ebola virus disease (EVD) |