Catholic Hospital Director Dies of Ebola in Liberia
Brother Patrick Nshamdze, 52, a member of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God, reportedly contracted the Ebola virus on July 29.
Brother Patrick Nshamdze, the director of St. Joseph’s Catholic Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia, died Aug. 2 after contracting the Ebola virus. – sjcatholichospital.com
by CNA/EWTN NEWS 08/05/2014
MONROVIA, Liberia — St. Joseph’s Catholic Hospital and the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God in Liberia have announced that a hospital director passed away Aug. 2 after contracting the Ebola virus.
Brother Patrick Nshamdze, 52, the director of St. Joseph’s Catholic Hospital, had been a member of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God for 23 years. He reportedly contracted the Ebola virus on July 29, just two weeks after testing negative for the illness.
So far, the Ebola virus has killed nearly 900 people across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. According to the World Health Organization, Ebola has no vaccine and no specific treatment. The virus is spread through direct contact with blood, secretions or other bodily fluids of infected persons. This outbreak has a fatality rate of around 60%, according to reports.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Hospital in Monrovia is closed, as five other religious brothers with the virus have been quarantined, including two members of the Order of St. John of God and three Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception. The hospital’s administrator, originally from Ghana, also remains under observation.
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"I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me."
Rest in peace, Brother.
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