Paul Allen Ups His Funding to Fight Ebola to at Least $100 Million

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen said Thursday that he is increasing his funding of anti-Ebola efforts to $100 million or more.

Allen said he is funding a variety of efforts, from treating health-care workers who get infected to helping decontaminate local hospitals. He has also helped establish the TackleEbola.com website where other individuals can contribute to the efforts.

“The Ebola virus is unlike any health crisis we have ever experienced and needs a response unlike anything we have ever seen,” Allen said in a statement. “To effectively contain this outbreak and prevent it from becoming a global epidemic, we must pool our efforts to raise the funds, coordinate the resources and develop the creative solutions needed to combat this problem. I am committed to doing my part in tackling this crisis.”

Last week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife donated $25 million to the Centers for Disease Control Foundation to help contain the Ebola outbreak. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed at least $50 million to anti-Ebola efforts.

This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

We're here to shed some clarity

One of our core beliefs here at Vox is that everyone needs and deserves access to the information that helps them understand the world, regardless of whether they can pay for a subscription. With the 2024 election on the horizon, more people are turning to us for clear and balanced explanations of the issues and policies at stake. We’re so grateful that we’re on track to hit 85,000 contributions to the Vox Contributions program before the end of the year, which in turn helps us keep this work free. We need to add 2,500 contributions this month to hit that goal. Will you make a contribution today to help us hit this goal and support our policy coverage? Any amount helps.

One-Time Monthly Annual

$5/month

$10/month

$25/month

$50/month

Other

$

Yes, I'll give $5/month

Yes, I'll give $5/month

We accept credit card, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. You can also contribute via