<p>The Thais, Indians, Indonesians and Sri lankans are responding in huge numbers, assisted by professionals from Australia, Japan, Europe, the US and many others.</p>
<p>The Aussie gov't asked volunteers to stay home--the remoteness of the regions that still need help is too big a hinderance and the disease risk is so high. Instead, Howard asked them to raise money. </p>
<p>That's good advice for any potential do-gooder. Fund raising is a critical skill in the world of non-profit.</p>
<p>EK; The US may have held back announcements of funds in order to encourage others to share the burden. I doubt the amount will stay at $35M. Other nations have lost huge numbers of citizens. The Swedish Dept Foreign Minister spoke on the BBC yesterday and said they estimate that 3000 Swedes are missing.</p>