Dries Mertens

Young kids take part in informal French language lessons in the village of Meliandou, Guinea, ground zero for the West African Ebola outbreak.

Why my photo from Guinea sparked a soccer star’s search for one boy

April 2, 2015Health

Photojournalist Pete Muller was on assignment in Guinea covering the Ebola outbreak for National Geographic. A photo he posted on Instagram included a young boy with a Dries Mertens jersey — the renowned Belgian soccer player. Mertens reached out to Muller wanting to help the whole community.