Six million dollars meant for fighting ebola stolen, says Red Cross

The revelations follow an internal investigation of how money was handled during the 2014-2016 epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.

Six million dollars meant for fighting ebola stolen, says Red Cross

Fraud by Red Cross workers and others wasted more than $6m (€5m) meant to fight the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the organisation has confirmed.

The revelations follow an internal investigation of how money was handled during the 2014-2016 epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.

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