CAF medical personnel were fighting against the Ebola epidemic with British forces in Sierra Leone
May 8, 2015
OTTAWA — The second group of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel on Operation SIRONA arrived in Ottawa today after deploying to West Africa in support of the Government of Canada’s response to fight the Ebola epidemic.
The return followed a detailed handover with the third group of CAF military doctors, nurses, medics, and support staff at the United Kingdom’s Kerry Town Treatment Unit in Sierra Leone. Among those returning is Lieutenant-Colonel Gary O’Neil who served as the Task Force’s first commander. Canadians continue to work alongside their British counterparts in providing essential medical care to local and international healthcare workers.
In providing much needed frontline care to patients in West Africa, CAF healthcare professionals are having a direct impact in the fight against the Ebola epidemic.
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The second group of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel on Operation SIRONA arrived in Ottawa today after deploying to West Africa in support of the Government of Canada’s response to fight the Ebola epidemic.
