Mike Bloomberg pledges $40 million to fight coronavirus in Africa, around the world

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Source: ABC News

Former New York City mayor and Democratic presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg announced on Tuesday a $40 million commitment to support “immediate action” to fight the spread of the coronavirus in Africa and low and middle-income countries around the world.

Bloomberg Philanthropies, the former mayor's charitable organization, will use the $40 million to fund the deployment of rapid response teams to detect and treat outbreaks, and train healthcare workers fighting the disease in less developed countries. The contribution will also support lab networks working with the virus and efforts to measure the efficacy of containment strategies in communities around the world.

Bloomberg will partner with the World Health Organization and Vital Strategies, a large public health organization that partners with city and local governments on health issues. He's also working with former CDC director Dr. Thomas Frieden, who served as commissioner of the New York City Health Department during Bloomberg's term as mayor.

“Millions of lives depend on getting the coronavirus response right – and so does the economic and social health of communities around the world. We need to slow transmission of the virus and minimize the impact of the outbreak in all countries," Bloomberg said in a statement.



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[matt819]

1. $500 million for a failed campaign

Pocket change for coronavirus in Africa.

Nice gesture, Mike, but your priorities are fucked up.

[left-of-center2012]

2. I'm grateful for any help we can get

Not going to 'kick' someone trying to help.

[milestogo]

3. Right.

[matt819]

5. I know

And you’re right. But the comparison is still worth noting.

[zonkers]

6. That failed campaign tried to stop Trump. He gave it the best shot he could and the lasting

effect of his ads could be what takes Trump down. He savaged Trump. Plus, 40 million is not chump change. And who knows, he could. give more. Nothing fucked up about Bloomberg.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. How much are you giving?

I fully understand that it's about 0.000000001 of what he's got, but I can't help but recall Matthew 7:3-5:

Matthew 7:3-5 King James Version (KJV)

3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

Before we criticize others, should we not be asking how we ourselves could be better?

[BusyBeingBest]

9. This comment is not a good one.

He has a long-standing philanthropy history in regard to public health. Which is why Johns Hopkins has a Bloomberg School Of Public Health. What a strange comment to make, unless it's in ignorance.

[BigmanPigman]

4. Thank you...

we can use his help.

[Talitha]

8. Thank you Mike, you're a good man.

I doubt that anyone benefiting from his help will be picky about the amount he's dedicated to the cause. And as already said, we don't know that this will be the end of his generosity.

TBH I'm hoping he went public with this just to rub twitler's nose in it.

[Hekate]

10. Bloomberg is a good man

Thank you, sir