BRUSSELS, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The European Union committed one billion euros ($1.26 billion) to combat the spread of the Ebola virus Friday.
The agreement came after Christos Stylianides of Cyprus was appointed Thursday as the coordinator of the 28-nation bloc's humanitarian aid programs. Stylianides, a physician, will oversee disbursement of the Ebola fund. The appointment comes after U.S. President Barack Obama named Ron Klain as the U.S. "Ebola czar," in charge of planning government agencies' response to the disease.