Operation Gritrock: Christmas bulletin from UK army medics in Sierra Leone.
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The UK contribution to the Ebola epidemic in west Africa has been run by the Department for International Development, with major support from the British military. We now have around 800 troops in Sierra Leone including the primary casualty receiving ship the RFA (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) Argus offshore as a logistic support platform. Soldiers from the UK Royal Engineers have built seven Ebola treatment centres (ETCs) and, at the time of writing, four have been taken over by non-governmental organisations and are open or close to opening. Range of nationalities and staff
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ
دوره 349 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014