Only a Third of Ebola Aid Pledges Delivered

Only about a third of the (Dollar) 2.89 billion in aid money pledged to fight the Ebola virus in west Africa was actually delivered, according to an analysis published by the British Medical Journal. The report pointed to delays in the international response since the first reports about the deadly outbreak in March 2014 and said that "this may have contributed to the ongoing spread of the disease". "Like the international response, contributions to fight the ...