The UK Government has yesterday announced further support to tackle Ebola in West Africa, including increasing dramatically its support to Sierra Leone to 700 beds, a surge bringing Ebola treatment beds in country to 1,000 in order to save lives and contain the spread of disease. The UK Armed Forces will play a critical role in the UK’s response. Military personnel will work with the Government of Sierra Leone to identify sites for the additional beds and to provide engineering, logistics and planning expertise to support its wider efforts, including through training. International Development Secretary Justine Greening said "Health teams in Sierra Leone, including many funded by the UK, are working tirelessly to contain this disease but it is clear that the international community needs to do much more"