Press Release: EU supports African Union mission to fight Ebola

The European Commission announced on the 8 September 2014 that it will provide €5 million to the newly established mission of the African Union (AU) "Support to Ebola Outbreak in West-Africa" (ASEOWA) that will join the ongoing efforts to contain the spread of the disease in the region. ASEOWA is planned to last six months, with headquarters in Liberia and a minimum of 100 staff.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: EU announces €140m package in response to Ebola virus outbreak http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-announces-e140m-package-in-response-to-ebola-virus-outbreak/

European Commission: RAPID: STATEMENT/14/278: A Europe-wide response to the Ebola epidemic http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-278_en.pdf

ESO: Background information: Ebola http://www.europeansources.info/record/ebola/

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