The Ebola Medal for Service in West Africa, known simply as the Ebola Medal, is a service medal for issue to the Armed Forces and to civilians, working either for Her Majesty's Government or for non-governmental organisations, in support of the British Government's response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa between March 2014 and March 2016.

The medal is the first to be awarded by the UK Government for a humanitarian crisis response.

[3] The name of the recipient (name and title if civilian; name, rank and serial number if military) is engraved on the rim of the medal.

These represent the colours from the national flags of the countries in West Africa affected by Ebola.

[6] The following groups are eligible for award:[3] The operating area is classified as the territory and/or territorial waters of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea; these three countries were defined by the World Health Organization as having had "widespread and intense transmission" of the Ebola virus.