Embassy of Japan
Press Release
November 6, 2014
Japan’s New Response to the Ebola Outbreak
On November 7 (JST), the Government of Japan decided to provide additional assistance of up to USD 100 million to respond effectively to the Ebola outbreak in a continuous and timely manner, with a view to rebuilding the health system of the affected countries and stabilizing the societies of those countries, in addition to treating the infected patients and stopping the current Ebola outbreak.
Also, the Government of Japan decided to provide medical and other equipment to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone (USD 4.02 million for each government, USD 12.06 million in total), and to contribute to the UN Ebola Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund (USD 5.94 million) with a view to supporting the activities of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER). This new contribution of USD 18 million marks the completion of the allocation of USD 40 million, which was announced by Prime Minister Abe on 25 September at the UN High-level Meeting on Response to Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in New York.
For more details, please refer to the attached factsheet.
[PDF] Japan's Assistance to Counter the Ebola Outbreak
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