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EBOLA: Bill Gates Pledges $50m To Fight Virus In Nigeria, Others by agentakins: 9:57pm On Sep 11, 2014
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced that it will commit $50
million to support the scale up of emergency efforts to contain the Ebola Virus
Disease outbreak in Nigeria and other countries trying to contain the virus.
According to a statement issued by the foundation on Wednesday, the fund will
be immediately released to the United Nations agencies and international
organisations that are involved in the Ebola fight to enable them and national
governments purchase needed supplies and scale up emergency operations.
An additional $2m will also be committed immediately to the Centres for
Disease Control and Prevention to support incident management, treatment,
and health care system strengthening, according to report from The Punch
In addition, the foundation said it would work with public and private sector
partners to accelerate the development of therapies, vaccines, and diagnostics
that could be effective in treating patients and preventing further transmission
of the disease.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Gates Foundation, Sue Desmond-Hellmann
said, “We are working urgently with our partners to identify the most effective
ways to help them save lives now and stop transmission of this deadly
disease.
“We also want to accelerate the development of treatments, vaccines and diagnostics that can help end this epidemic and prevent future outbreaks.” Last month, Nigeria responded to the current crisis by opening an Emergency Operations Centre in Lagos, with support from the foundation and the Dangote Foundation. The centre has used expertise and lessons from the national polio program, to be at the centre of an aggressive push by the federal and state governments to contain the spread of the virus, and there is cautious optimism that this prompt action may have helped avert a broader outbreak.
As additional grants are made, the foundation will provide further details on its funding commitments to on-the-ground operations and to research and
development for Ebola drugs, vaccines, and diagnostics.
The foundation which is noted as one of the world’s biggest donors during emergencies has so far contributed more than $10m to fight the Ebola virus epidemic, including $5m to the World Health Organisation for emergency
operations, research and development assessments.
It has also contributed $5m to the United States of America’s fund for the United Nations Children’s Fund to support efforts in Liberia, Sierra Leone and
Guinea to purchase essential medical supplies, coordinate response activities, and provide at-risk communities with life-saving health information.
http://www.today.ng/news/ebola-bill-gates-pledges-50m-to-fight-virus-in-nigeria-others/

Re: EBOLA: Bill Gates Pledges $50m To Fight Virus In Nigeria, Others by HonourablePomk: 10:23pm On Sep 11, 2014
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Re: EBOLA: Bill Gates Pledges $50m To Fight Virus In Nigeria, Others by Lucasbalo(m): 6:03am On Sep 12, 2014
Numero uno philanthropist in the world. God bless Bill Gates for doing God's job.

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