By Rodney Edmond Michael
It was not so long ago our Nation was ravaged by EBOLA killing thousands, with scores of children ending up as orphans and destroying the homes of so many.
It was our own experience of how destructive a medical pandemic/epidemic could be and it scarred our global image and the economy.
But in the midst of that crisis, we learnt about humanity and how we should always and can always rely on humanity.
The world came to our rescue not only with financial and medical supplies, but in sending their Medical Ambassadors to come and help our weak medical structures and personnels.
We lost a good number of our heroes then like Dr Khan and Dr Willouby and many more.
The global support force to assist in the front line, who consequently were at high risk of contracting the virus were appreciated and adored by our people, and yet we seem to have forgotten their role in that fight.
They were the medical Ambassadors of their countries and passed with flying colours.
The tide has turned and as the world is destroyed in every way possible by a disastrous pandemic, initially down played by the World’s most powerful, yet the results and severity is increasing by the day.
Spain and Italy worse hit with USA in serious fear it could subsequently be the worst hit.
Britain now fears the worse with the Heir to the Throne Prince Charles, PM Boris Johnson and a few ministers and senior officials test positive.
It is a global crisis and the risk for all is at a high and why Britain has ordered a lock down, except for essentials like the need for food or medicine.
Sierra Leone in the interim is saved from the virus and we pray the strong actions and policies of the Government led by President Bio and most importantly by the Grace of God Almighty, our Nation continues as Corona Free.
That said, we must at this point spare a thought and appreciate those of our brothers and sisters, the Medics of Sierra Leone heritage in the diaspora, with most serving in USA AND BRITAIN, and others in different parts of the world.
Like all front line medics where the Corona has ravaged, they remain potentially of high risk.
As Sierra Leoneans many of us are directly or indirectly related to these wonderful medical Ambassadors, who are, on our behalf, repaying the debt from the EBOLA period to these countries.
We are all in one way or the other, directly or indirectly, associated with someone serving as a medic in the diaspora, whether as a Doctor or nurse, and also to those working in hospitals as non medics.
Let us therefore keep them and their families in our thoughts and prayers and appreciate them as SIERRA LEONEAN AMBASSADORS.
GOD BE WITH YOU ALL!
OUR AMBASSADORS: MEDICS OF SIERRA LEONEAN HERITAGE IN THE DIASPORA – GOD BE WITH YOU ALL!
