Much better argued.

Yet, there IS a shortage of all kinds of medical supplies for the region for the issue. That is a fact. Here are some sources for that:

Try < href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/ebola-outbreak/">this, or this, or even this.

And rich people in rich countries DO have unnecessary surgery for vanity. That is also undeniable. And why we have the term "vanity surgery" at all.

So there ARE supplies being used unnecessarily that are needed where the outbreak is. Not just barriers, but all kinds of medical supplies. That seems also to be just plain fact.

So trying to divert them to where they ARE needed does not seem to be a bad idea. Feasibility may be problematic, but that is a question of priorities.

I do understand that some people won't want to, and hospitals may not want to, and plastic surgeons probably won't want to, and people who want vanity surgery might not want to, and that one particular guest really doesn't want them to, but how can we know till we ask?

Maybe it would actually get some supplies where they are needed without having to ramp up production of said supplies, using more resources and causing more waste probably, but simply re-distributing the wealth that already exists. And maybe, as a side effect, it would get some rich people to rethink their priorities.

And, yet again, do you have a better idea?