Disruption of services and fear of infection drive over 40 per cent decline in childhood immunizations, safe deliveries, and essential healthcare in the epicentre of the outbreak
This is a summary of what was said by Dr. Douglas Noble, UNICEF Global Lead for Public Health Emergencies and Global Incident Manager for Ebola – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
UNICEF is on the ground to support health authorities by providing them with critical materials and equipment to strengthen the capacity of the teams in the health zones to better contain the spread of Ebola
The number of children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who have been orphaned or left unaccompanied due to the Ebola epidemic has more than doubled since April, requiring a rapid ramp-up of specialized care in the Ebola-hit provinces of Ituri and North Kivu.
UNICEF has launched an emergency Ebola response plan in Uganda following the confirmation of the first three cases of the Ebola Virus Disease in the country over the past two days.
