Facebook founder donates $25-M to Ebola fight

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Facebook founder donates $25-M to Ebola fight

Alex Cruz

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday, October 14, he and his wife were donating $25 million to help US efforts to contain the deadly Ebola epidemic. “The Ebola epidemic is at a critical turning point. It has infected 8,400 people so far, but it is spreading very quickly and projections suggest it could infect one million people or more over the next several months if not addressed,” Zuckerberg said on his Facebook page. The couple will donate the amount to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation last month pledged $50 million to help boost the fight against the outbreak.

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