Gates Foundation Gives 50 Million to Ebola Fight
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said Wednesday it was pledging $50 million to help boost the fight against the Ebola outbreak as overwhelmed medical teams in west Africa struggle to contain the disease.
The foundation said in a statement it would immediately release funds to UN agencies and international organizations involved in the outbreak in order to “scale up” emergency efforts in affected countries.
The foundation also vowed to work with the public and private sector to help speed up the development of therapies and vaccines to tackle the deadly virus.