The World Bank chief economist has said that effect of the Ebola epidemic on the economy of sub Saharan Africa is likely to be around 3 to 4 billion US dollars, rather than the original worse case scenario forecast of 32 billion dollars.
It comes as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged 5.7 million dollars towards a programme to increase production of experimental Ebola treatments in the affected countries.
Lorna Shaddick reports.
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