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Melon

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1. We are the largest single donor to Sudan and just pledged an additional $200Million in February for humanitarian relief.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun May 31, 2026, 09:53 PM

Sunday

Now they can’t buy gloves? Does the humanitarian money sent ever reach the ground or is it stolen by their government?

The US it seems is by far the largest donor thus far. Why can’t these guys in interviews just mention exactly what the US has done?

]https://www.scrippsnews.com/health/us-boosts-ebola-aid-to-congo-and-uganda-by-80-million-amid-worsening-outbreak

The U.S. boosts Ebola aid to Congo and Uganda to $112M, rushing PPE, tests, and tracing, as violence, shortages, and distrust threaten containment efforts.

“ The United States on Thursday said it is increasing its aid to Congo and Uganda by $80 million, bringing its commitment to more than $112 million since the outbreak.“

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Ebola even worse than it seems. CBC News, The National [View all] applegrove Sunday OP

We are the largest single donor to Sudan and just pledged an additional $200Million in February for humanitarian relief. Melon Sunday #1

"Since the outbreak". It was predictable. Health monitors should have been on the ground before it applegrove Sunday #2

I think your question, paraphrasing... "Where has the fucking money gone to?" harumph Yesterday #3