- Co-founder Paul Allen has pledged a donation of $100 million
- The amount roughly quadruples his earlier commitment of about $26 million to nonprofit groups and the CDCÂ
- Former software mogul is worth more than $15billion and owns three sports teamsÂ
- The donation makes him one of the largest individual donors in the Ebola crisis
- Allen’s donation joins that of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has pledged $50 million to support the cause
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The billionaire Paul G. Allen said on Thursday that he would donate $100 million to the fight against Ebola, which has killed almost 5,000 people so far and crippled Western Africa.
Billionaire Paul Allen says he’ll contribute at least $100 million to the fight against Ebola.
The Microsoft co-founder said Thursday that among the initiatives he’s supporting is the development of two medevac containment units that the U.S. State Department can use to safely evacuate health workers who become infected.
Allen, who is worth more than $15billion, said he’s working with the World Health Organization to increase its capacity for handling the logistics of transporting international aid workers, and he’s establishing a fund to help cover the costs of emergency transportation of the workers.
Money will also go to the University of Massachusetts Medical School to help provide decontamination and lab equipment to Liberian hospitals, as well as community outreach and education in Liberia.
Allen’s foundation previously pledged $26.5 million. He’s urging people to give to the cause at
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