Taiwan has donated US$1 million dollars to help fight Ebola in West Africa. That’s the word from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States on Friday.
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa has taken more than 6,000 lives and infected more than 17,000 people in the region. This donation will be used for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Ebola response effort in the most severely affected countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
In addition, Taiwan has provided 100,000 units of personal protective equipment to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Charles Stokes, the president and CEO of the CDC Foundation, issued a press release Thursday and saying that his organization is grateful to Taiwan for this generous donation, which will help to extend the life-saving work taking place in West Africa.