DFID [to 13 June 2015]
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Ebola medal for over 3000 heroes
Published 11 June 2015 Press release CO, DFID, PHE and Number 10
A new medal has been created to recognise the bravery and hard work of people who have helped to stop the spread of Ebola.
The [U.K.] government has today (11 June 2015) set out the details of a new medal that will recognise the bravery and hard work of thousands of people who helped to tackle Ebola in West Africa.
The medal is expected to go to over 3,000 people who travelled from the UK to work in high risk areas to stop the spread of the disease.
This is the first time a medal has been created specifically to recognise those who have tackled a humanitarian crisis and is in recognition of the highly dangerous environment that workers were required to enter…

Ebola Medal
Published 11 June 2015 Guidance DFID
Following the UK government announcement of the new medal to recognise the efforts of the many individuals who have supported efforts to tackle Ebola in West Africa, the Department for International Development (DFID) will manage the process for individual applications who meet the criteria for the award of the medal. The issuing of medals for the following groups will be processed automatically and individual applications should not need to be made:
:: Home civil servants
:: Military
:: UK Med
:: Public Health England
:: Stabilisation Unit
:: Conflict Humanitarian and Security Department (CHASE) Operations Team
:: UK nationals who worked for DFID-funded non governmental organisations (NGOs) supporting UK government efforts

UK and US join forces to boost natural disaster warning systems
Published 9 June 2015 Press release DFID and Met Office
A new partnership will bring together organisations from across the globe to improve access to weather forecasts and climate information.
The UK government and the Met Office will join forces with the US government, NASA and Google to help improve early warning systems for natural disasters across the developing world, International Development Secretary Justine Greening said today.
The new partnership, launched in Washington D.C. today, will bring together organisations from across the globe to improve access to weather forecasts and climate information in poor countries.
This will help farmers to plan ahead and boost food production as well as help to predict and plan for weather related disasters like droughts, floods and storms…