British NGO Oxfam sent an appeal to leaders of European countries on Saturday, asking them to strengthen their efforts to treat Ebola and to avoid “the ultimate humanitarian catastrophe of our generation”.
EU countries’ foreign ministers are meeting on Monday in Luxembourg to discuss the campaign to tackle the Ebola epidemic that has already killed more than 4,500 people in seven countries.

“Oxfam urges European foreign ministers to urge European countries to follow the British example”, stated Oxfam at the same time as a Royal Navy Medical ship is heading to Sierra Leone.

The initiative is part of the plan to assist Sierra Leone formed in London and plans to send a total of 750 military personnel to the former British colony to help shape and build nursing centers.

British Prime Minister David Cameron addressed the European Council asking them to agree on a series of measures to address the Ebola crisis. Noting the need for a rapid response, David Cameron called for European aid amounting to one billion euros and to strengthen coordination to control entry points in Europe.