The UK government has arranged the emergency medical evacuation of a humanitarian worker from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following a potential healthcare-related exposure to Ebola, prompting precautionary monitoring at a specialist London hospital.
The evacuation was announced by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on 21 July after officials worked with the NHS, the government of the DRC and international health partners to safely return the UK resident. The individual had been treating Ebola patients as part of the outbreak response in the DRC and was transferred as a precaution despite showing no symptoms.
