The Australian Government has said it would increase from $18 million to $20 million, it’s contribution to the response to Ebola in West Africa and strengthen preparations to detect and respond to a possible Ebola case in Australia.
The government said the money would be contributed over the next eight months for a treatment facility.
A statement from the Australian High Commission on Friday in Abuja, said a health service provider would be contracted to manage and run a 100-bed Ebola treatment facility in Sierra Leone, as part of the United Kingdom-led international efforts in that country.
Discussions, it said, are underway with Aspen Medical, an Australian company, in this regard.
The statement noted that the Ebola treatment facility would be staffed mainly by local health care workers, supported by a contingent of international staff, including some Australian volunteers.
It said, “In addition to this facility, Australia will provide $2 million to RedR Australia to fund the deployment of technical experts to non-frontline roles in the United Nations Ebola response.
“Consistent with the Government’s long-standing priority to keep our country and our region safe from Ebola, we will also provide an initial package of up to $2 million to train health officials in Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and the Pacific Islands to prepare for a potential Ebola outbreak.”
The Australian government said it would not deploy Australians to Ebola-affected countries without a credible plan for their treatment or medical evacuation.
Australia also said it would contribute to the development of a World Health Organisation regional response plan and a study on the risks and possible impacts of an Ebola outbreak in the region.
The government said the money would be contributed over the next eight months for a treatment facility.
A statement from the Australian High Commission on Friday in Abuja, said a health service provider would be contracted to manage and run a 100-bed Ebola treatment facility in Sierra Leone, as part of the United Kingdom-led international efforts in that country.
Discussions, it said, are underway with Aspen Medical, an Australian company, in this regard.
The statement noted that the Ebola treatment facility would be staffed mainly by local health care workers, supported by a contingent of international staff, including some Australian volunteers.
It said, “In addition to this facility, Australia will provide $2 million to RedR Australia to fund the deployment of technical experts to non-frontline roles in the United Nations Ebola response.
“Consistent with the Government’s long-standing priority to keep our country and our region safe from Ebola, we will also provide an initial package of up to $2 million to train health officials in Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and the Pacific Islands to prepare for a potential Ebola outbreak.”
The Australian government said it would not deploy Australians to Ebola-affected countries without a credible plan for their treatment or medical evacuation.
Australia also said it would contribute to the development of a World Health Organisation regional response plan and a study on the risks and possible impacts of an Ebola outbreak in the region.
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