Son of Ebola Doctor to Be Treated in U.S. Praises His Sacrifice

The doctor who will be treated for Ebola at a Nebraska hospital knew the risks of working in West Africa but was committed to doing his part, his son told NBC News.

Martin Salia, a general surgeon, contracted the virus in his native Sierra Leone and will be flown to Omaha on Saturday, which would make him the 10th Ebola patient on American soil. His wife and two children live in the D.C. suburb of New Carrollton, Maryland, and Salia is a legal U.S. resident.

“He’s a really good guy. Somebody who doesn’t take himself like a high person,” said Salia’s 20-year-old son, Maada. “He loves helping whoever in need … and he always sacrifice(s) just to make sure someone else feels happy.”

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