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In Sierra Leone
  • Foreign Secretary visits Sierra Leone to visit next phase of UK Ebola response

    Philip Hammond sees early signs of impact of UK support to #EndEbola in #SierraLeone, but says battle has just begun.

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

  • Foreign Secretary & Minister for Armed Forces visit Sierra Leone

    Foreign Secretary & Minister for Armed Forces visiting Sierra Leone to demonstrate continued support & commitment to defeating Ebola.

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

  • First British Ebola treatment facility opens in Sierra Leone

    A new British Ebola treatment facility opens to patients today in Kerry Town, near the Sierra Leone capital Freetown.

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

  • Australia to operate Ebola centre in Sierra Leone

    Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond welcomes significant contribution by Australia to support UK efforts to end Ebola in Sierra Leone

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

  • Norway to provide staff and equipment for Ebola centres

    Justine Greening welcomes a vital contribution from Norway to support UK's efforts to end Ebola in Sierra Leone.

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

  • RFA Argus arrives in Sierra Leone

    The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) aviation support ship Argus has begun offloading vital equipment and stores to aid the fight against Ebola.

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

  • UK government will match public donations to Ebola appeal

    The first £5 million of public donations to the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal on the Ebola outbreak will be matched by UK aid.

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

  • Prime Minister statement on European Council

    David Cameron made an oral statement in the House of Commons today on the European Council, Afghanistan, Ebola, Ukraine and the EU budget.

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

  • UK secures €1 billion European Ebola commitment

    David Cameron gets European leaders to pledge more funding to fight Ebola.

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

  • Greening: British support to help more Sierra Leoneans

    Justine Greening has visited Sierra Leone to see the early results of Britain's response to Ebola.

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

  • A fleet of pickup trucks joins RFA Argus in Gibraltar

    The 32 UK-funded vehicles are on their way to Sierra Leone where they will transport staff, medicines and equipment to help defeat Ebola.

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

  • More UK troops deploy to Sierra Leone

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

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

  • Justine Greening and British Army medics fly to Sierra Leone

    Ms Greening will visit a treatment facility in Kerry Town and a DFID-funded Ebola Training Academy.

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

  • British aid flight carrying medical supplies for Ebola treatment facility lands in Freetown

    Britain’s latest Ebola aid flight carrying vital medical supplies has landed in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

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

  • Ebola virus: PM calls on European Council for action

    David Cameron has written to members of the European Council asking leaders to agree a new package of measures to tackle the Ebola crisis.

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

  • RFA Argus deploys to Sierra Leone

    The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship began her journey to Sierra Leone today as part of the UK’s response to the Ebola outbreak.

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

  • Medics on their way to Sierra Leone

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

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

  • Defence Secretary visits RFA Argus ahead of Ebola mission

    Personnel have been preparing to sail to Sierra Leone as part of UK’s response to the Ebola outbreak.

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

  • Further UK aid supplies arrive in Freetown to tackle Ebola outbreak

    Britain's latest Ebola aid flight - delivering beds, personal protection suits, tents and ten vehicles - landed in Freetown today.

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

  • UK military to provide further measures to tackle Ebola

    MOD will provide hundreds of troops, an aviation support ship and 3 Merlin helicopters as the UK ramps up its efforts to tackle Ebola.

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