UC RUSAL announced that construction of the 'Centre for epidemic and microbiological research and treatment' in the Kindia administrative region of the republic of Guinea has completed. The Centre will support Guinea's national health system and help fight the spread of the Ebola virus. The opening ceremony which took place on 17 January was attended by President of Guinea, Alpha Conde.

The Centre for epidemic and microbiological research and treatment is located at the former Soviet-Guinean Institute Pasteur in Kindia and is among the most modern centers to combat viral diseases in West Africa. Its primary focus will be to conduct research on infectious and highly dangerous diseases and their detection, treatment and prevention. The company is the only public company globally to initiate a major construction project to help fight the spread of Ebola.

The company's investment in the construction of the Centre amounts to over USD 10 million.