In Other Developments
U.S. billionaire Paul Allen, cofounder of Microsoft, says he will contribute at least $100 million to the fight against Ebola. Among the initiatives he's supporting is developing two medevac containment units the U.S. State Department can use to safely evacuate health workers who become infected.
U.S. billionaire Paul Allen, cofounder of Microsoft, says he will contribute at least $100 million to the fight against Ebola. Among the initiatives he's supporting is developing two medevac containment units the U.S. State Department can use to safely evacuate health workers who become infected.
Mali reported its first case of Ebola late Thursday, marking a major setback for West African efforts to contain the deadly virus. The patient is a 2-year-old girl who had come from neighboring Guinea, said Health Minister Ousmane Kone.
British Prime Minister David Cameron urged fellow European Union leaders to increase their spending on tackling Africa's Ebola outbreak, noting that 18 of them have pledged less than that donated by the furniture group Ikea of Sweden, whose foundation has given Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) a $6 million grant for the treatment of victims.
SOURCES: Associated Press, Bloomberg News.
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