Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what long-term plans they have for health infrastructure developed as part of the response to ebola in Sierra Leone.

The Ebola crisis has demonstrated that it is critical to invest in national health systems in epidemic prevention, preparedness and response in order significantly to reduce the risk of a global epidemic. The UK will work with the Government of Sierra Leone and partners to improve systems and structures that will contribute to better future service delivery and infrastructure. This will ensure that should Sierra Leone be faced with a subsequent outbreak of Ebola or an epidemic of another disease, it is better able to respond effectively.