Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a former president of Liberia and a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. She co-chaired the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response.
MONROVIA, LIBERIA - AUGUST 19: A resident washes his hands in chlorinated water at a public bathroom in the West Point slum on August 19, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. An holding center in West Point for people suspected of having the Ebola virus was overrun and shut down by a crowd on August 16. The Ebola virus has killed more than 1,000 people in four African nations, more in Liberia than any other country. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)