EU pledges to step up efforts to curb Ebola, proposed pool of medical experts

, Oct21 (Xinhua) -- European Union foreign ministers vowed Tuesday to step up efforts to contain theebola outbreak in, pledging to better integrate resources and hinting at further assistance to fight theEbola, U.Smedia reportedafter two hours of discussion in Luxembourg, eu foreign ministers agreed to set up a mechanism to ensure the evacuation of sick EU health workers from West AfricaThis will create the conditions for smaller EU member states to send more health workers to affected areasThe EU also said it would work to build a pool of medical experts to deal with future crisesso far, 28 EU countries have spent about 500 million euros to help contain the outbreakBritain sent military doctors to the affected areas, and the European government helped set up hospitals and airlifted supplies to the affected areasEU foreign ministers said after the meeting that the EU will continue to assess the resource needs and provide further assistance to West African countries affected by the Ebola outbreak to mitigate short- and long-term effects and improve national preparedness for the outbreakEU leaders will meet in Brussels on wednesday, where they will discuss the Ebola crisisBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has called for a 1 billion euro ($1.28 billion) fund to fight the Ebola outbreakThe proposal was supported by some EU foreign ministers