Ebola: European Commision to use US State Dept aircraft for “medical evacuation of eligible patients”

US Departement of State is going to provide the European Commission´s DG ECHO (Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection) by “provision of assistance in respect of medical evacuation of Ebola virus disease-infected patients”. In details that means Commission “will make the Department of State’s contracted aeromedical biological containment system and aircraft available to the European Commission for medical evacuation of eligible patients”. For 3.000.000 euros. More here: Ebola US EU