But the debilitating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, which killed more than 220,000, proved a "wake-up call", according to Lucy Earle, a policy adviser for DfID's urban crises programme, who, along with Saunders, was involved in the alliance's foundation.
"My point is if the city was more organised, if we understood it, this [the Ebola outbreak] would not have happened on the same scale," says Decorte, who was also involved in the alliance's foundation.
Our alliance is the foundation of global security.
"Our alliance is the foundation of global security and our trade the engine of the global economy," said the president.
A consortium led by former Scottish Rugby chief executive Gordon McKie had proposed an alliance with the Foundation of Hearts, which was rejected.
The label has an alliance with the foundation of Juan Manuel Fangio, who many consider to be the greatest racing driver of all time.
Appearing with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday morning, Obama said the "U.S.-Japan alliance is the foundation not only for our security in the Asia-Pacific region but also for the region as a whole".
The Atlantic Alliance remains the foundation of the collective defence of its Members.
The Alliance remains the foundation of the collective defence of its Member States.
But the foundations' alliance with a for-profit venture has upset leaders of several similar nonprofit sites, some of whom have unsuccessfully sought support from the same foundations in the past.
This alliance will lay the foundation for a base of influence across the region".
