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UK Troops Join Ebola Fight in Sierra Leone

Around 150 British Army personnel, mostly medics from the Royal Army Medical Corps, are due to arrive in Freetown to join the fight against Ebola.

Sierra Leone: UK Troops Join Ebola Fight

PR Newswire, 21 October 2014

Around 150 British Army personnel left RAF Brize Norton this morning to add to the significant UK efforts to tackle Ebola. Read more »

"I lost my parents to Ebola," says survivor Tafala, at the Ebola Treatment Centre in Kenema, Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone: British Aid Flight Carrying Medical Supplies for Ebola Treatment Facility Lands in Freetown

PR Newswire, 20 October 2014

Britain's latest Ebola aid flight carrying vital medical supplies landed in Freetown yesterday, International Development Secretary Justine Greening has confirmed. Read more »
Sierra Leone: RFA Argus Deploys to Sierra Leone

PR Newswire, 17 October 2014

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship began her journey to Sierra Leone today as part of the UK's response to the Ebola outbreak. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Medics On Their Way to Sierra Leone

PR Newswire, 16 October 2014

Personnel from Hampshire's 22 Field Hospital will provide a key component in the UK's response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. Read more »

InFocus

Sierra Leone: How an Ebola Clinic Works

"For us, the priority is personal protection and safety. Actions need to be carried out carefully and slowly in order to prevent mistakes, as a mistake has the potential to bring ... Read more »
- Sierra Leone: Death in a Clinic - A Volunteer's Story
- Resource Document Ebola- Nurses in Kenema
Ebola and Sierra Leone - Money Is the Easy Bit

Ten months into the worst Ebola outbreak, aid organizations say although Sierra Leone and other affected countries need cash, they also need things which money alone cannot buy. Read more »
- Sierra Leone: Ebola - Money is the Easy Part
- West Africa: Britain Urges 'Decisive Action' At Ebola Conference