British Ebola survivor William Pooley has called for a global solution to the epidemic which has claimed more than 7,500 lives in this year's Alternative Christmas Message. The 29-year-old nurse from Suffolk became the first Briton to be evacuated from west Africa with the deadly disease and famously returned to work in Sierra Leone after making a full recovery. He said Ebola is unlike any other disease he has ever witnessed and said thousands have died 'lonely, miserable deaths' without access to proper medical attention. Mr Pooley follows in the footsteps of more controversial choices Edward Snowden, Ali G, and Sharon Osbourne in delivering Channel Four's answer to the Queen's message to the nation.
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Ebola survivor William Pooley delivered the Alternative Christmas Message
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The nurse was the first Briton to be evacuated from west Africa with virus
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He said epidemic was a global problem which would take the world to fix it
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Queen will praise 'selflessness' of medics fighting disease in her speech
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Ebola has claimed the lives of more than 7,500 in west Africa so far
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