For the Ebola outbreak, in view of its multi-sectorial character, in addition to the HSC a series of other tools were activated at the same time, including the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (upon an initial request from the WHO).
Ņemot vērā apstākli, ka Ebolas vīrusa uzliesmojums skar vairākas nozares, papildus VDK tika aktivizēta virkne citu instrumentu, tostarp Savienības Civilās aizsardzības mehānisms (pēc PVO pieprasījuma).