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<p> </p><p>To date, the UK government has contributed £897,324 to the Ebola Virus
Disease response in the three affected countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia
through multilateral partners and the DFID bilateral programme. In addition, DFID
is finalizing arrangements to send out three Public Health England disease control
specialists to Sierra Leone to support the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) response.</p><p>
</p><p>In Sierra Leone, DFID funds are being used to support improved coordination
at the national level; training and equipping of health workers competently to manage
Ebola cases; improving EVD case detection and supporting appropriate radio messaging
and community mobilisation activities on EVD prevention in affected districts. In
Liberia, DFID has provided chlorine and other materials for hygiene and sanitising;
and training in their appropriate use. Along with colleagues in the Foreign and Commonwealth
Office, we are closely monitoring the outbreak from Sierra Leone and Liberia (where
we have DFID country offices) and internationally through Whitehall. We are working
with WHO and national government agencies to improve our understanding of the outbreak
and help to guide the response in-country and regionally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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