WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- On Monday, officials in the U.S. and Britain announced they are sending troops and equipment to West Africa to help fight the Ebola outbreak.Pentagon officials said they will send a field hospital with 25 beds and staff to Monrovia, Liberia. That hospital will be mainly used to treat health care workers.
Pentagon spokesman Army Colonel Steve Warren did not provide unit details, but said the cost is about $22 million. He also added, that "no U.S. personnel will be providing patient care."
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