Who's Giving What: Nonprofits Step Up Anti-Ebola Efforts

By Linda Poon

NPR

"Charities and individual philanthropies have given generously and they can make a big difference," President Obama emphasized yesterday during his announcement of U.S. plans for addressing Ebola.

 Indeed, one nonprofit has had a huge impact from the start of this outbreak. Doctors Without Borders established the first treatment centers back in March after officials confirmed that the virus had killed 59 people in Guinea.

The group's president, Dr. Joanne Liu, has been critical of the international response, calling it "too little, too late."

Now, with the outbreak surging in West Africa, nonprofits and philanthropists are ramping up their efforts.

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