EUROPA – PRESS RELEASES – Press release – The EU’s response to help fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa

This Ebola press release from the EU is well worth a read. Check it out!

via EUROPA – PRESS RELEASES – Press release – The EU’s response to help fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

As I read the article, my mind focused on the level of aid that has been pledged. These amounts are tiny in relation to the billions of Euros that the EU has poured into Palestine. Why?

Surely, it time to overhaul the EU foreign aid process? What’s the effectiveness of EU donations? What percentage of the aid is diverted in corruption?

Thoughts?

Protection from Ebola: A complicated procedure – The Washington Post

This excellent, illustrated article from the Washington Post highlights the challenge of standardizing protection from Ebola.

via Protection from Ebola: A complicated procedure – The Washington Post.

Thoughts?