Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is donating $ 20 million for the good of the fight against coronavirus.
In a post on his page, President and Facebook CEO Zuckerberg revealed that the company will donate $ 10 million to the World Health Organization and another $ 10 million to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ).
"Many people have told us they want to help fight the coronavirus, but they do not know how to do it, so we worked with the United Nations Foundation and the World Health Organization to set up a Solidarity Fund to tackle it. COVID-19 (COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund), to which one can make a donation ", explains Mark Zuckerberg.
According to the founder of Facebook, 100% of the money "will directly support the project to prevent, detect and deal with the outbreak worldwide". He added that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "will start raising funds in the coming weeks to fight the outbreak in the United States."
The founder of Facebook thanked "those who are working to minimize the effects of the pandemic" and promised to return with more information.
Source: RES-EAP