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World Bank announces $170 million in new funding to fight Ebola

The funds will be used for increasing the healthcare workforce, buying supplies and building stronger health systems in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone

The World Bank had previously approved $230 million for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, where resources and health systems have been strained by the worst outbreak of the Ebola virus since its discovery four decades ago. Photo: ReutersPremium
The World Bank had previously approved $230 million for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, where resources and health systems have been strained by the worst outbreak of the Ebola virus since its discovery four decades ago. Photo: Reuters

Washington: The World Bank on Thursday announced it would give another $170 million to help West African countries contain the spread of the Ebola virus, nearly doubling its total contributions to fight an epidemic that has killed nearly 3,000 people.

The funds, which must still be approved by the bank’s executive board, will be used for increasing the healthcare workforce, buying supplies and building stronger health systems in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, which have been hardest hit by the disease.

The World Bank, a poverty-fighting institution based in Washington, had previously approved $230 million for the three countries, where resources and health systems have been strained by the worst outbreak of the virus since its discovery four decades ago. Reuters

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Published: 25 Sep 2014, 08:56 PM IST
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