Jonah Kule -- Courage and Compassion

ABC News is reporting the death of Dr. Jonah Kule who was treating the recent victims of the Ebola virus in Uganda. Here's a quote from this tragic story:

Kule, who grew up in Bundibugyo, had recently returned to this deprived rural district after completing medical school in the capital city of Kampala.

Kule passed up lucrative career opportunities in Kampala and other large Ugandan cities to work among his tribesmen in a place where few Ugandan doctors venture, and even then, venture only when assigned as part of government service.

Kule was one of the few from Bundibugyo to ever attend medical school.

"He refused to charge patients extra fees for his services, even though that is widely practiced in government hospitals," writes Jennifer Myhre. "He was completely trustworthy with his responsibilities and resources.