Japan to offer $100 million aid to Ebola-hit West Africa
9 Nov 2014 4:33 AM IST
Japan will provide up to $100 million in fresh aid to Ebola-hit West Africa, the government said Friday, after the US called for further global efforts to combat the deadly virus.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the aid would come on top of $40 million assistance announced by PM Shinzo Abe in September. ‘We will go ahead with our assistance in an appropriate manner for the purpose of helping treat Ebola patients and preventing infections from spreading further,’ Suga told a news conference. Suga said Abe was expected to give further details on the latest package during upcoming international gatherings, which kick off with an APEC summit in Beijing next week.
The announcement came after a White House official said Obama was seeking more than $6 billion in emergency funding to fight the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and respond to cases in the United States.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the aid would come on top of $40 million assistance announced by PM Shinzo Abe in September. ‘We will go ahead with our assistance in an appropriate manner for the purpose of helping treat Ebola patients and preventing infections from spreading further,’ Suga told a news conference. Suga said Abe was expected to give further details on the latest package during upcoming international gatherings, which kick off with an APEC summit in Beijing next week.
The announcement came after a White House official said Obama was seeking more than $6 billion in emergency funding to fight the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and respond to cases in the United States.
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