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4th doctor dies of Ebola in Sierra Leone

People stand around a man, right, suspected of suffering from the Ebola virus in a main street and busy part in Monrovia, Liberia, Friday, Sept. 12, 2014. A Western Kentucky University student has developed a way to track the Ebola virus outbreak. Armin Smailhodzic (smile-HO'-chih-itch) developed a smartphone app that uses Twitter data to track the virus. Western says the app could predict the spread of the virus.(AP Photo/Abbas Dulleh) People stand around a man, right, suspected of suffering from the Ebola virus in a main street and busy part in Monrovia, Liberia, Friday, Sept. 12, 2014. A Western Kentucky University student has developed a way to track the Ebola virus outbreak. Armin Smailhodzic (smile-HO'-chih-itch) developed a smartphone app that uses Twitter data to track the virus. Western says the app could predict the spread of the virus.(AP Photo/Abbas Dulleh)

By Associated Press September 14, 2014 1 min read

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) – A top medical official in Sierra Leone says a fourth doctor has died of Ebola in the country after a failed bid to transfer her abroad for treatment.

Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brima Kargbo confirmed to The Associated Press on Sunday that Dr. Olivet Buck has died.

Sierra Leone had requested funds from the World Health Organization to evacuate the doctor to Germany on Friday.

WHO said Saturday that it could not meet the request but instead would work to give Buck “the best care possible” in Sierra Leone, including access to experimental drugs.

More than 300 health workers have become infected with Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. According to WHO, nearly half of them have died.