Press Release: EU announces €140m package in response to Ebola virus outbreak

The European Commission on the 5 September 2014 announced €140m of funding for the countries affected by the Ebola virus in West Africa: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Nigeria.

€38 million of the package is specifically designed to help those governments bolster their health services (for example through reinforcing treatment centres or support for health workers), both during the crisis and in the recovery phase. It will also provide support in the areas of food security, water and sanitation, which are essential in terms of safeguarding the health of the population.

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ESO: Background information: West Africa: EU boosts its immediate aid to contain Ebola outbreak http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-west-africa-eu-boosts-its-immediate-aid-to-contain-ebola-outbreak/

ESO: Background information: Statement by Commissioner Borg on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa http://www.europeansources.info/record/statement-statement-by-commissioner-borg-on-the-ebola-outbreak-in-west-africa/

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