Cameroonian priest dies of Ebola virus

Rev. Dr. Patrick Nshamdze, 57, an alumnus of Bishop Rogan College Soppo, Buea, reportedly died at the St. Joseph Catholic Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia. He was buried in a mass grave alongside other Ebola victims.
By Njodzefe Nestor in Bamenda with additional reports

Dr. Patrick Nshamdze

The deadly Ebola virus that has been a cause for concern in many parts of Africa has claimed the life of a Cameroonian missionary in Liberia.  Bro/Dr. Patrick Nshamdze, 57, before his demise was the Chief Administrator of the St. Joseph Catholic Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia.
    Dr. Nshamdze, whom sources say preferred to be called “Bro. Patrick”, was a member of the Catholic Community Brothers of St. John of God. He was one of the missionaries assigned at the St. Joseph Catholic Hospital in Congo Town in Liberia. He was also one of the very reliable medical practitioners who kept the hospital intact and running.
    According to The Observer, Bro Patrick had contracted the disease from a pregnant lady, who had been transferred from another health facility to the hospital. According to this source, the lady, who also later died of the virus, came bleeding and it was Bro. Patrick, who worked on her.

    “When Bro. Patrick was told that this lady had died from Ebola, he broke down, because he had had direct contact with her,” The Observer revealed.
    It has been revealed that the Catholic Church had requested his remains to be interred differently so that the Church and his relatives can one day pay homage to him but their plea was not granted, as he was "dumped in a mass grave" containing at least 25 other victims, in Johnsonville, outside Monrovia.
     Near the grave in which Bro. Patrick and others were “dumped”, is a plywood billboard indicating that “all of those buried in this mass grave died of Ebola.”
    It is rumoured that Spain, which provides the bulk of the hospital’s support, is making plans to “evacuate” all the remaining missionary sisters and brothers assigned at the hospital.
    Bro. Patrick had served as Hospital Director at the ST. John of God Hospital Nguti. He is an Ex student of Bishop Rogan College, Soppo Buea.