A group of 13 British doctors and nurses left the UK for Samoa Friday to help children who are suffering.
The support from the UK-aid funded UK’s Emergency Medical Team (UK EMT) follows an urgent request for British expertise from the Samoan government and the Australian Medical Assistance Team (AusMAT), who have spent the last two weeks tackling the outbreak.
Over 3,300 people in Samoa have so far been infected, and 44 people, including 40 children under four have died. A further 208 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours.
