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Watch Professor Adrian Hill talk about the trials the Ebola vaccine went through at the Jenner Institute, Oxford University.

• Updated: 20 March 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

All appropriate public health actions taken to support individual and protect public health.

• Updated: 16 March 2015

Scots have made a ‘profound contribution’ to the UK’s Ebola response in Sierra Leone, Baroness Northover and Alistair Carmichael said today.

• Updated: 16 March 2015

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Development Secretary Justine Greening gave an update to the House of Commons on Britain's work to beat Ebola in Sierra Leone and beyond.

• Updated: 12 March 2015

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Public Health England can confirm that a UK military healthcare worker in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola.

• Updated: 11 March 2015

International Development Secretary Justine Greening says Britain will stay the course in Sierra Leone until the job is done.

• Updated: 27 February 2015

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Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Gina Radford writes in the Huffington Post about the Ebola outbreak.

• Updated: 26 February 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, said that UK personnel have made a vital contribution to tackle Ebola, during a visit to Sierra Leone.

• Updated: 20 February 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The UK has backed a deal to help businesses in Sierra Leone who have been hit hard by the economic impact of the Ebola outbreak.

• Updated: 6 February 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Results from a trial of a new Ebola vaccine confirm it can progress to larger scale testing.

• Updated: 28 January 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) plays an important role in the global response to the virus through fast diagnosis equipment

• Updated: 23 January 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Britain will continue to provide the leadership and resources Sierra Leone needs to contain and control Ebola.

• Updated: 21 January 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Minister for the Armed Forces, Mark Francois, has visited personnel from Headquarters 11 Infantry Brigade ahead of their deployment.

• Updated: 14 January 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Prime Minister David Cameron and the German Chancellor gave a joint press conference in Downing Street yesterday.

• Updated: 8 January 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Jeremy Hunt pays tribute to nurse Pauline Cafferkey and NHS volunteers, outlines screening procedures and emphasises UK prepared for Ebola.

• Updated: 7 January 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The Prime Minister chaired a COBR meeting to discuss Ebola afternoon 30 December 2014

• Updated: 30 December 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Downing Street statement following the confirmation of an Ebola case in Scotland,

• Updated: 30 December 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

British medics are being thanked for their work to defeat the disease in Sierra Leone.

• Updated: 22 December 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The Wellcome Trust has funded Public Health England (PHE) scientists to explore possible Ebola treatment options.

• Updated: 19 December 2014

Personnel from 5 Armoured Medical Regiment have returned home after successfully completing their training task in Sierra Leone.

• Updated: 16 December 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government