A charity dinner helped raise more than £2,000 to help the battle against Ebola in Africa.

Guests from across Harrow and Brent attended the event at the Best Western Cumberland Hotel to raise money for Medecins Sans Frontieres UK (MSF).

The dinner, held earlier this week, heard first-hand accounts of the fight against the disease from MSF volunteer Stephen Rowden, who worked in Liberia earlier this year.

Event organiser Awula Serwah said: "We are pleased that the fundraiser was successful. Africans and African led-organisations on the continent and in the Diaspora are doing their bit to help fight the Ebola outbreak.

“For example, Nigeria has sent health professionals to Ebola-hit countries, and African business leaders meeting in Ethiopia pledged $28.5m to help the African Union mobilise, train and deploy healthcare workers.

“We chose to fundraise for MSF because the charity is doing a great job, and MSF was one of the first organisations to offer support on the ground.

“We are grateful to all those who supported the fundraiser, donated raffle and auction prizes, sent donations, and those who joined us on the day.”