An 11-year-old girl has become the first patient successfully treated at the Australian-funded Ebola clinic in Sierra Leone.
Aminata Bangura was discharged last week from the centre at Hastings Airfield, near Freetown, however the virus has killed eight members of her family.
Aminata's hand print now adorns the centre's wall as a reminder of the first survivor.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has praised the effort, which has been co-ordinated by the private company Aspen Medical.
Aminata Bangura prints her hand on the "wall of hope". (Supplied)
"We're able through our treatment centres to provide the kind of support that wasn't there previously."
"So it is a milestone that the first patient successfully treated in an Australian-managed treatment clinic has been discharged with a clean bill of health," she told reporters in Perth. "It is a great moment and we hope we will be able to achieve more of it."
To date, the Ebola Treatment Centre has admitted 37 patients, three people have been successfully treated and 26 patients are currently receiving care.
There are 32 Australian and New Zealand health professionals at the British built facility and four Australians are being closely monitored after returning home from their West African deployment.
Australia has provided $23 million for the funding of the clinic in Sierra Leone.
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