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<p>The Ministry of Defence supports the Department for International Development led
effort in Sierra Leone. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Defence,
has just returned from Sierra Leone where he has seen for himself the great work being
undertaken by the Ministry of Defence to assist those affected by the outbreak.</p><p>
</p><p>We have deployed around 1,200 personnel over the last six months which represents
our largest current overseas deployment and the second largest contribution to the
fight against Ebola after the US.</p><p> </p><p>We have overseen the construction
of six Treatment Centres to deliver specialist care to Ebola patients, one of which
– Kerrytown – includes a specialist unit staffed and managed by UK military personnel;
we have constructed an Ebola Training Academy and trained over 4,000 local nationals
in a variety of Ebola related roles; we have deployed the extremely capable RFA ARGUS
and its three Merlin helicopters to increase our logistical capability; and we have
engaged widely with our international partners to ensure the response in West Africa
is – as it should be – a global effort.</p><p> </p>
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