At $50 Million, Bill Gates Just Made His Largest Donation Ever To Fight Ebola
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Posted By: Hija Chang on September 12, 2014 Jack Dutton The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the charity run by Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates and his wife, announced Wednesday that it would be donating $50 million toward fighting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. This marks the largest donation to a humanitarian cause from the foundation, according to the Associated Press. The group had previously donated $10 million toward fighting the outbreak in West Africa. "By fighting Ebola now, we can make sure it doesn't become an epidemic in [West] Africa," Gates tweeted on Wednesday. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-... If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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