Financial support for the Ebola crisis in West Africa poured in Sept. 25 at a high-level meeting on the margins of the 69th U.N. General Assembly annual debate in New York.
During the event — attended by more than two dozen world leaders, including Guinean President Alpha Conde — outgoing European Commission President José Manuel Barroso announced a new aid package worth 30 million euros ($38.25 million) for the growing epidemic. This comes on top of the nearly 150 million euros the European Union pledged between March and September.
The new aid package, however, is just one part of the EU response to the epidemic. Many of the bloc’s 28 member states have also been announcing support — in cash, in kind or by mobilizing human resources. Below, we’ve highlighted contributions from eight of the most generous member states — according to their official development assistance to gross national income ratio — to the Ebola response.
About the author
Jenny Lei Ravelo@JennyLeiRavelo
Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.
