Canada is spending millions of dollars to fight the spread of Ebola in West Africa, where poorly-equipped countries continue to struggle with manpower and space issues as they work to contain the virus.

More than 5,800 Ebola cases have been reported so far in the region, with more than 2,600 deaths attributed to the virus. Most of those cases have come in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, while the virus has been largely contained in Senegal and Nigeria.

A study published in the New England Medical Journal on Monday projects the number of Ebola cases in West Africa could climb as high as 1.4 million by January.

But infectious disease expert Dr. Neil Rau says that number is a “worst-case” projection, and doesn’t take into account current efforts to contain the virus.

“Since that article came to press, there have been big interventions by the U.S. government,” Rau told CTV News Channel Tuesday. “It’s not like we’re doing nothing.”

Canada is among the countries lending aid to West Africa. Here are some of the ways Canada is helping with the Ebola outbreak.

Protective equipment

Ebola spreads through direct contact with infected bodily fluids, so healthcare workers treating Ebola patients must have proper protective equipment to avoid infection. That means goggles, face masks and gloves, along with proper clothing.

Canada has donated over $2.5 million in personal protective equipment to the World Health Organization for use in West African countries hit by Ebola.

Mobile laboratory

The Public Health Agency of Canada has been running a mobile laboratory in Ebola-stricken Sierra Leone since June. Workers at the lab have been helping to treat Ebola cases in the country for months.

Three Canadians working at the lab were briefly pulled out of Sierra Leone earlier this month when staff at the hotel where they were staying became infected by Ebola.

Manpower

Rotating teams of Canadian doctors and scientists are helping out in Sierra Leone and Guinea. Three Canadians are manning the mobile laboratory alongside Sierra Leone health officials, while others are working for the Canadian Red Cross and Unicef to provide relief to Ebola-affected areas.

Vaccines

Canada has donated between 800 and 1,000 doses of experimental Ebola vaccine to the WHO, to be distributed as the organization sees fit.

Financial support

The Canadian government has contributed nearly $5.4 million in aid to relief organizations working in Africa. About $3.4 million of that aid has gone to the World Health Organization, while $1.7 million has been sent to Medecins Sans Frontieres and $305,000 has gone to the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.