Billionaire Paul Allen, who owns the Seattle Seahawks and the Portland Trail Blazers, has pledged to contribute at least $100 million to the fight against the deadly Ebola virus.
The Microsoft co-founder said Thursday that among the initiatives he's supporting is the development of two medevac containment unit to safely evacuate health workers who become infected.
He's also establishing a fund to help cover the costs of emergency transportation of the workers and giving money to the University of Massachusetts Medical School to help provide decontamination and lab equipment to Liberian hospitals.