Policy paper

International call for assistance to combat Ebola in Sierra Leone

The UK and Sierra Leone urge international partners to contribute to this vital mission by funding extra beds and contributing staff.

• From: Department for International Development
• Published: 23 September 2014

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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International call for assistance to combat Ebola from the governments of Sierra Leone and the United Kingdom

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Sierra Leone and the UK are calling on governments and international donors around the world to join up in a concerted effort to contain, control and ultimately defeat the Ebola outbreak.

The United Nations has said the epidemic in West Africa is an unprecedented public health emergency, and risks becoming a global catastrophe unless action is taken now.

At the request of Sierra Leone and with the backing of the UN, the UK is co-ordinating the international mission in the country to beat the virus.

Published 23 September 2014