Finland to send protective equipment to Ebola-affected countries

The Finnish Ministry of the Interior will have 325,000 protective masks delivered to Ebola-affected countries through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. The masks are provided by the National Emergency Supply Agency.

The protective masks, which have been approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO), are due to arrive in the Netherlands early next week. They are intended for use by local health staff and international humanitarian workers in Ebola-affected countries.

This material assistance from Finland, which is coordinated by the Ministry of the Interior, is provided as part of a massive logistics operation funded by the European Commission. In this operation, the equipment requested by the WHO and other UN organisations is collected from the Member States and shipped on board a Dutch military vessel to West Africa. The vessel will depart from the Port of Den Helder on 6 November 2014.

For further information, please contact Ministerial Adviser Eero Kytömaa, tel. +358 40 8382902