Ebola outbreak: aid worker Craig Kenzie says more volunteers needed

Vancouver man Craig Kenzie is on his second mission to Sierra Leone for Doctors Without Borders, as the Ebola virus continues to spread in the West African country.

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Kenzieis a Hospital Logistics/Water and Sanitation Manager with the medical relief organization, also known asMdecins Sans Frontires. Hesays there aren't enough aid workers to help with the ongoing Ebola crisis.

"When you're actually here in Sierra Leone, it's a lot more real," he told The Early Edition's RickCluff.

"It's really hard when you know the staff that we have working hereare either coming and not stopping and doing long missions, or coming back to do another turn before they wanted to, just because we don't have enough people to cover all the gaps."

The World Health Organization reported more than 6,070 people have died of Ebola, a number that continues to rise.
Kenziesaid aid hasn't caught up to the point it needs to.

"The resources to the international community have significantly increased but the cases speak for themselves. It's continuing to expand and that's not including all the cases that aren't going report."

Kenziesaid staffing has been difficult this yearfor Doctors Without Borders, which is helping a number of other crisis zones. He said the organization is struggling to recruit enough people to match demand.

"We're stretched really thin, and Ebola's really stretched us over our max."

Kenziewon't be home for Christmas, but he said other aid workers especially those with young childrenneed the holiday break more than he does.

"Ithink it's tougher for [my family] than it is for me. When you're here, the needs are clear."