From AFP.

The European Union on Friday announced 140 million euros ($183 million) in funds to fight the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa, a sharp increase over its previous pledge as the outbreak worsens.

The E.U. had previously committed 12 million euros in aid to fight Ebola, with the sharp increase reflecting the gravity of the crisis.

The World Health Organization put the official Ebola death toll at 1,841, out of a total of 3,685 cases in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Kristalina Georgieva, E.U. Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, said the situation in the Ebola zone was “going from bad to worse.”

“We are helping make a difference on the ground, but the needs are outpacing the international community’s capacity to react,” she said in a statement.

“We need to pool our efforts and provide adequate air transportation and medical equipment to our partners in order to fight this menace.”

At a summit in Brussels last week, the E.U.’s 28 leaders called for better coordination of assistance made by member states and requested that airlines keep links to the affected countries still running.

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