호주는 대신 에볼라 퇴치를 위해 유엔에 1천만 호주달러(약 93억 원)를 기부하겠다고 밝혔지만, 야당과 국제의료구호단체 등의 거센 비판을 받았다.
Australia announced instead that it would donate ten million Australian dollars (approximately 9.3 billion won) to the United Nations to fight Ebola, but the decision drew sharp criticism from opposition parties and international medical relief organizations.