Hand Sanitizer Prices Soar Due to Ebola in Liberia

The soaring cost of hand sanitizer has added to the struggle to contain the worst-ever Ebola epidemic in west Africa, a leading charity said on Thursday. Mike Noyes, ActionAid UK's Head of Humanitarian Response, said the prices of some hygiene products had gone up sevenfold, making them unaffordable for many in the region. "Hand sanitiser that they used to pay seven Liberian dollars for is now 50 dollars ( (Dollar) 0.54, 0.40 euros), and that makes even protecting ...