Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced that the Australian government will donate $20 million to help staff a 100-bed Ebola response clinic in Sierra Leone. Mr Abbott said that the government would be contracting an external company to deploy staff to the region. The clinic will be built by the UK and over 200 staff will be needed to run it, comprising mostly of locals. However, Australian volunteers and international medics will also be needed. The mission follows a deal struck between the governments of Australia and the UK and healthcare provider Aspen Medical to manage services in a British military field hospital in Sierra Leone.
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The government will donate $20 million to open an Ebola response clinic
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The clinic will be in Sierra Leone
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The facility will have 100 beds
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Over 200 staff will be needed for the clinic
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A deal has ensured any Australian who contracts the disease will be treated at the clinic as if they were a British citizen
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An extra $2 million will be sent to Sierra Leone to enhance the regional preparedness for Ebola
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Another $2 million will go to Australian logisticians working with UN agencies
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Mr Abbott stated that the chances of an outbreak of Ebola in Australia are still very low
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Opposition leader Bill Shorten has commended the government's actions
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Australian Medical Association President Brian Owler said he has questions regarding the clinic
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Any Australian workers intending to travel to Sierra Leone would need proper training and resources
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Deputy leader of the opposition Tanya Plibersek said there are hundreds of Australians willing to help
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