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Dr Michael Mawanda (from Uganda) worked in Sierra Leone from the start of the epidemic until last September, when he was evacuated to Germany because he'd contracted Ebola. He spoke to Newsday's Alan Kasujja about his fears and hopes as he went through the experience and his joy at the news that Sierra Leone has been declared Ebola free.

(Photo: Dr. Michael Mawanda. Credit: AP)