The Canadian government says it's about to start shipping its experimental Ebola vaccine to the World Health Organisation.
The government said in a news release on Saturday that the Public Health Agency of Canada is supplying the vaccine to the UN agency in Geneva.
The WHO is the international coordinating body for battling the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
The news release says Canada will send 800 vials of its experimental vaccine in three separate shipments starting on Monday.
The WHO will consult with its partners to determine how best to distribute and use the vaccine.
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Canada announced last month that clinical trials had started in the US on the Canadian-made Ebola vaccine, with results expected in December.
The WHO says the Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4500 people in West Africa.
