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Cameron calls on EU to double Ebola funding

David Cameron has called for EU leaders to double their funding in the fight against Ebola to £800 million.

It comes after one of the doctors who discovered the virus, Professor Peter Piot, said the rest of Europe was not doing enough to tackle the epidemic.

Downing Street said the current total contribution from the EU was just £400 million.

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Canada to ship experimental Ebola vaccines to WHO

Canada will start shipping its experimental Ebola vaccine to the World Health Organization.

A laboratory technician works on Ebola vaccine in Germany. Credit: Reuters

The WHO, in consultation with health authorities in the countries most affected by the outbreak of the disease, will decide on how the vaccine will be distributed and used, the Public Health Agency of Canada said.

Canada will ship 800 vials of its experimental vaccine in three separate shipments, as a precautionary measure.

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