Trafigura and the Trafigura Foundation donate USD 150,000 to support the Ebola response in the DRC

Trafigura and the Trafigura Foundation announced a joint USD 150,000 donation, funded equally by the two organizations, to purchase and deliver medical equipment to Mongbwalu General Referral Hospital in Ituri. The shipment includes 80 beds with mattresses, cardiac monitors, patient-monitoring equipment, a generator and uniforms for healthcare workers to strengthen the Ebola response. Shari Minerals, which operates in the DRC in partnership with state-owned mining company SOKIMO, is helping transport the equipment to the hospital. The Trafigura Foundation has also raised more than USD 500,000 for the Ebola response, supporting patient treatment and isolation, training for more than 300 health workers and outreach to over 150,000 people.