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Medecins Sans Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders) is an excellent choice. They have been integral to controlling several past Ebola outbreaks, and have been fighting this one since the beginning. They are almost entirely tapped out right now. http://www.msf.org

I can't vouch for them, but the Liberian Ministry of Health also has donation instructions: http://www.mohsw.gov.lr

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Not sure why you say MSF is "almost entirely tapped out"—from MSF's website "Please note that Doctors Without Borders' response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is fully funded." Nevertheless, they're a pretty excellent charity to donate to (c.f. http://www.givewell.org/international/charities/doctors-with... and note they spend over 85% of funds on programs [~12% on fundraising, and ~1% on management]).

You're right, I revisited the article that gave me that impression [0], and it's very clear that staffing is the resource that is exhausted. Nonetheless, it's an excellent organization and a worthy cause in my opinion.

[0] http://www.msf.org.uk/article/ebola-official-msf-response-wh...

They're also one of the few charities to whom I donate that doesn't spam me to death after the donation. Give money to the MSF, and you get a few letters a year about what they're doing.

More charities should be like that.

Not to mention they don't push any religious agenda while they're out there. They do good work for its own sake.

Wrong. This is a stupid worthless comment. Everyone who contributed to it should be fired.

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