Press Release: Ebola: EU helps deliver aid to Sierra Leone

Medical equipment provided by the United Kingdom was ferried into Freetown, Sierra Leone in West Africa. The cargo included two ambulances, equipment for the construction and operation of a 92-bed treatment facility and four other vehicles.

The UK is the latest Member State to contribute vital assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (EUCPM). Previously, Austria, France and Belgium have made use of the EUCPM to deliver sanitation products, medical isolation equipment and experts to Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone in support of the international community's ongoing efforts to stop the spread of the Ebola epidemic.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: The European Union’s response to Ebola http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-european-unions-response-to-ebola/

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

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