U.S. Doctor Who Survived Ebola Donates Blood to Journalist with the Virus

U.S. Doctor who survived Ebola, Dr. Kent Brantly

Remember Dr. Kent Brantly? The American doctor who was successfully treated after contracting ebola, has donated blood to an NBC freelance cameraman who has also been diagnosed with the virus, NBC News reported on Wednesday.

Doctors from the Nebraska Medical Center contacted Dr. Kent Brantly after they realized his blood type matched that of photojournalist Ashoka Mukpo.

Doctors hope antibodies in Brantly's plasma will help kick-start Mukpo's immune system.

"This act of kindness and generosity makes me believe in the goodness of humanity," Mukpo's father, Dr. Mitchell, Levy told NBC News.

The 33-year-old freelance journalist contracted Ebola while working in Liberia but was airlifted to hospital in Nebraska hospital where he will be treated for the disease in a specialized containment unit. He is the fifth American with Ebola to return to the U.S. for treatment during the latest outbreak.

The World Health Organization estimates that Ebola has killed more than 3,400 people in West Africa and infected at least twice that many.