Ethical challenges experienced by UK military medical personnel deployed to Sierra Leone (operation GRITROCK) during the 2014–2015 Ebola outbreak: a qualitative study

Abstract Background As part of its response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak in west Africa, the United Kingdom (UK) government established an Ebola treatment unit in Sierra Leone, staffed by military personnel. Little is known about the ethical challenges experienced by military medical staff on humanita...

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Main Authors: Heather Draper, Simon Jenkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-017-0234-5