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Ebola survivor Facinet Banhoura at home in Conakry, Guinea

December 14, 2014 - Conakry, Guinea: Ebola survivor Facinet Bangoura of Guinea tells his story to #ISurvivedEbola at his home in Conakry. A role model for self-advocacy, Facinet trusted his intuition when he started to exhibit symptoms of Ebola, consulted a doctor early on, and, when he was told he might have the virus, asked to be referred to an Ebola Treatment Center. Since recovering, Facinet has faced a lot of stigma in his community and has been barred from returning from work by his employer. Undeterred, Facinet has shared his story with #ISurvivedEbola and is now helping promote early treatment by encouraging people to report symptoms and to put their faith in a newly established treatment center near his birthplace in Kindia.

 

Photo: Greg DeHart, 2014

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Uploaded on January 16, 2015