?The U.K. government has activated a ?2 million [$3.16 million] emergency plan to help tackle a cholera epidemic sweeping through Sierra Leone,? the Press Association reports, adding, ?The Department for International Development (DfID) says it is using a network that includes private businesses and specialist aid organizations to deliver emergency medical, water and sanitation assistance to affected people in the west African state? (8/25). ?It is the first time [DfID] has activated its Rapid Response Facility,? the Guardian notes, adding, ?The network was established in March and allows the U.K. government ?to commit to rapid humanitarian funding? within 72 hours in response to disasters and rapidly escalating humanitarian emergencies,? (Adetunji, 8/25).
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U.K. Launches Emergency Response To Fight Cholera Outbreak In Sierra Leone
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