Gates Foundation pledges Ebola cash

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New money added to emergency response to Ebola outbreak
By Jane Dreaper
Health correspondent, BBC News

(BBC) -- More money has been announced to help the emergency response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

The Gates Foundation is committing $50m to help step up efforts to tackle the deadly virus in the affected countries.

This comes on top of other funds announced by the UK and US governments, as well as the European Union.

But some aid charities say that the most urgent need in Africa is for expert teams in bio-hazard containment.

The Gates Foundation - set up by the Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda - says it will immediately release "flexible funds" to United Nations agencies and other organisations involved in the work against Ebola, so they can buy badly needed supplies.

And it says it will work with partners to speed up the development of drugs and vaccines against the virus, which has claimed almost 2,300 lives so far.

Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-29145497


-- BBC 2014-09-11

[MJP]

Need to accelerate Zmapp production. Heard yesterday the next batch will be ready by December.

Sufficient to treat 80 people.

[NeverSure]

Need to accelerate Zmapp production. Heard yesterday the next batch will be ready by December.

Sufficient to treat 80 people.

If it turns out to be the magic bullet, there could be enough of it in place by the end of the year.

The only question is: What's stopping it?

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related topic:

Oxford study predicts 15 more countries are at risk of Ebola exposure

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/759553-oxford-study-predicts-15-more-countries-are-at-risk-of-ebola-exposure/

[Katipo]

You gotta love Bill Gates. He brings money and publicity to so many places it is needed.

[MJP]

Need to accelerate Zmapp production. Heard yesterday the next batch will be ready by December.

Sufficient to treat 80 people.

If it turns out to be the magic bullet, there could be enough of it in place by the end of the year.

The only question is: What's stopping it?

LINK

The bloke who makes it has a small grow room of tobacco plants on the go right. Very slow process. Seems like no where near enough will be ready any time soon.

Makes you wonder, dunnit?

[ChiangraiTony]

It's nice to know that there are wealthy people like Mr. and Mrs. Gates that are kind and caring towards others in a big way.

[Robert2006]

I don’t trust Gates or his vaccines, his father I believe was the founder of Planned Parenthood in the USA. 2,300 lives? Medical errors are the third-leading cause of death in America, I believe about 1,200 people a day! Hey Bill practice on someone else I’ll take my chances.

[kinmaew]

Bill Gates a truly beautiful person, one of the greatest minds ever even lampoons himself on his "Last day at the office" at MS, he is a humble, genuinely caring person and that is the type of person who really deserves respect and admiration. Those who hoard their billions never giving any away or only token amounts are truly miserable people.

[Scott]

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