Originally Posted By: Arney


The lack of air transport is given as the primary reason why countries like Canada and Australia have declined to send any healthcare workers to West Africa to help deal with this latest outbreak.


Not correct on the Canadian participation. Canada has not sent any military aid however there are a large number of Canadian medical personnel in West Africa under the auspices of the Red Cross, Unicef, Doctors without Borders and other NGO's.

Also, Canada has 2 (non-military) mobile detection labs along with the requisite staff in Sierra Leone and the last I heard, were ready send more labs and people if called upon. As of about 3 weeks ago, the Canadian government also pledged a further 30 million dollars in direct Ebola aid.
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