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Luxembourg supports Ebola aid delivery

Luxembourg has assisted in transporting humanitarian supplies to Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, to help those affected by the Ebola virus outbreak.

10.11.2014

On 5 September 2014 medical supplies, including protective equipment and essential medicine, are loaded onto trucks at the Lungi International Airport in Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone. A cargo plane of UNICEF medical supplies including protective equipment and essential medicine arrived in Sierra Leone on September 5, part of the children's agency's continued drive to tackle the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The 48 metric tonnes of supplies, including latex gloves, body bags, intravenous tubes, antibiotics and other essential medicines, and coveralls to protect health workers, will be provided to health teams, including those from the Ministry of Health and non-governmental organizations working to contain the outbreak. UNICEF is on the ground, working with community and religious leaders, youth organizations and others to fight widespread misconceptions about the disease and improve hygiene practices. UNICEF is also providing water and sanitation services to the affected communities, particularly through the procurement of water, sanitation and hygiene equipment and supplies -- as well as appropriate training for the health and medical partners.

Luxembourg has assisted in transporting humanitarian supplies to Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, to help those affected by the Ebola virus outbreak.

The country's defence ministry provided the United Nations with strategic airlifting support the delivery made with the help of an Antonov AN-124, which flew from the UN logistics base in Brindisi, Italy, on November 3.

The flight unloaded its cargo in three Africian cities on November 4 and 5, with Luxembourg's Defence ministry confirming that it was a success.

The support was offered afteran international call for military capabilities to deliver the shipment.

The shipment includes 1 million euros' worth of medical vehicles, communications equipment and other equipement to support the the UN's mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) and the World Food Programme (WFP).

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