UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon went as far as saying "our best estimate is that we need a
20-fold increase in assistance" at a meeting this week.
Ban Ki-moon went as far as saying "our best estimate is that we need a
20-fold increase in assistance" at a meeting this week.
Some private
foundations have also stepped in. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has
donated over $8 million so far to various organizations to fight Ebola. That is
more than the combined donations ofCanada ,
Germany and Spain
according to FTS data.
foundations have also stepped in. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has
donated over $8 million so far to various organizations to fight Ebola. That is
more than the combined donations of
according to FTS data.
Overall, the Gates
Foundation has pledged $38 million, which eclipses many more countries.
Foundation has pledged $38 million, which eclipses many more countries.
Epstein noted that
countries such asCanada
contribute to the aid effort in non-monetary ways by sending aid workers and
conducting medical research.
countries such as
contribute to the aid effort in non-monetary ways by sending aid workers and
conducting medical research.
"We're also at
the stage where people are seeing what the landscape is and figuring out,
what's the best way to donate funds?" Epstein said. "In a
humanitarian crisis, there are often delays between what people realize what they
have to do and what they actually do."
the stage where people are seeing what the landscape is and figuring out,
what's the best way to donate funds?" Epstein said. "In a
humanitarian crisis, there are often delays between what people realize what they
have to do and what they actually do."
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