Bill Gate Pledge $50 Million To Help Combat Ebola Epidemic

As the whole world continue to wage war against the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, American business magnate, Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda Gates, have joined hands in the fight against the dreaded disease.
Acting in response to the devastating Ebola outbreak in four West Africa nations, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced on Wednesday, 10 September, 2014 that it has pledged $50 million to help combat the epidemic. 

According to a news release by the foundation, founded by Bill and Melinda in 2000 to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, the money will be made available to United Nations agencies and international organizations involved in effort to fight Ebola in West Africa and the continent as a whole. 

The grant is meant to enable such agencies and national governments to purchase “needed supplies and scale up emergency operations in affected countries,” the foundation said.

It was also gathered that the grant will also be used to develop therapies, vaccines and diagnostic tests to treat patients and prevent further transmission of the often-fatal disease.