Gates Foundation gives $50 million to fight Ebola

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will  spend $50 million US to support the emergency response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, marking the group’s largest donation to a humanitarian effort. “It became clear to us over the last seven to 10 days that the pace and scope of the epidemic was increasing significantly,” Chris Elias, president of global development for the world’s largest charitable foundation, told The Associated Press.