Foreign Ministry of Finland has granted one million euros more in humanitarian aid to the International Red Cross for the work to combat Ebola in West Africa. This support for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is channelled through the Finnish Red Cross.

The support is targeted to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies for its work to spread information, promote bringing to treatment and safe burial practices, and to provide psychosocial support and clinical care. The Finnish Red Cross will also participate in the running of the new treatment centre set up in Kono, Sierra Leone.

There are now eight volunteers in Sierra Leone sent by the Finnish Red Cross.

Picture: Jari Lindholm. Source: SPR

The new Ebola treatment center built by the International Red Cross has now been opened in Kono in Eastern Sierra Leone. The Finnish Red Cross has been strongly involved in the launching and running of the Ebola treatment centers in Kenema and Kono.

The Finnish Red Cross sends three volunteers to Kono this week in order to help in treating the patients. At the moment, there are eight volunteers working in Sierra Leone sent by the Finnish Red Cross – four in Kono, three in Kenema, and one in Port Loko.

Please read more (in Finnish):

https://www.punainenristi.fi/uutiset/20150112/uusin-ebolahoitokeskus-avattu-sierra-leonessa

The Finnish Red Cross is actively involved in building a new Ebola Treatment Center in Kono, Sierra Leone. Finland has sent a logistics unit together with the Danish Red Cross, personnel and almost 50.000 kilos of clothes.

Please read more (in Finnish):

http://yle.fi/uutiset/ebolakeskusta_rakennetaan_sierra_leoneen__logistisesti_kriittinen_kohde/7717499

https://www.punainenristi.fi/uutiset/20141216/suomen-punainen-risti-lahettaa-logistiikkayksikon-sierra-leoneen