Vatican reports on efforts against Ebola
January 07, 2015
The Vatican has extended financial support to the Catholic communities in western Africa to aid the fight against the Ebola epidemic.
The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace has released a brief account of the Vatican’s involvement in the response to Ebola, which has spread through Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. The Vatican sent funds to dioceses in those countries to support expansion of health-care institutions, to purchase supplies and renovate facilities, and to provide adequate pastoral care for patients and health-care workers.
The Vatican statement, released January 7, indicated that some funding had also been earmarked for programs to curb the spread of the Ebola virus and to assist orphans and families struck by the disease.
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Further information:
- The Holy See intensifies its fight against the Ebola virus (VIS)
- Full text of document (Holy See Press Office)
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