Tuesday, August 5, 2014

World Bank pledges $200 million to help African countries affected by Ebola

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Rizal Philippines   August 5 2014



Repost from NewsOne India

The World Bank president Jim Yong Kim pledged to provide as much as $200 million in emergency funding to assist the 3 West African countries:   Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. cope up with the ravages of the Ebola outbreak.  The pledge was made on the first day of the US African summit held in Washington DC.  The summit is attended by top officials African Countries and US govt officials which included:   US Secretary of Health Sylvia Burwell CDC director Tom Frieden

The funding will cover medicine, medical supplies, coping up with lost income.

So far 887 have died (or roughly 50% of those who were infected) of the thousands who were infected.

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