New Zealand joins Ebola fight in West Africa

The New Zealand government is to invest one point six million dollars to send 24 medical volunteers to help fight Ebola in Sierra Leone.

The Cabinet in Wellington has agreed to facilitate the deployment, as part of the Australian flagged mission in Sierra Leone.

The volunteers are expected to serve from six to 12 weeks in a 100-bed clinic set up by Australia.

New Zealand has said it is determined to play its part in the international community's fight against the disease.

Officials say, the country invested a total of four million dollars to help fight the disease abroad and to prevent it from entering the country.

Source: Ria Novosti