These 165 Cuban doctors and nurses are the first to arrive in Sierra Leone to boost the fight against West Africa's Ebola outbreak.
They've been training at a specialist tropical disease hospital in Havana.
Now Cuban officials say they're ready for action.
(SOUNDBITE)(English) AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA, JORGE F. LEFEBRE NICOLAS, SAYing:
"We think this is very important because what happened here has unfortunately repercussions in the whole world so the battle is here."
In Liberia, the country worst-hit by the disease, this plane's arrived with 100 tonnes of supplies and equipment.
It's been sent by the humanitarian organisation Samaritan's Purse.
(SOUNDBITE)(English) NATHAN GLANCY, SAMARITAN'S PURSE, SAYING:
"We did pull out expat staff for about a month. This plane is the initial entry point for a large-scale Ebola response."
The epidemic started in Guinea and has spread to Liberia, Sier
