UNICEF Warns Children at Extreme Risk as Ebola Outbreak Spreads Across DR Congo and Uganda
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Uganda: Unicef Scaling Up Efforts to Protect and Support Children and Families Following Ebola Outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda
New York/Kampala/Kinshasa -- "UNICEF is deeply concerned by confirmed Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, and the growing risk to children and vulnerable communities across the region - a situation the World Health Organization has now declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
UNICEF Warns Children at Extreme Risk as Ebola Outbreak Spreads Across DR Congo and Uganda
The current outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, a less common variant than the better-known Zaire strain responsible for several previous major outbreaks in Africa.
The rapidly spreading Ebola virus has killed 131 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, foreign media reports. Citing a Congolese government spokesman, foreign media further reported that cases are being reported in a wide area of the country. Foreign media reported that the country's authorities have informed the public to take necessary measures to maintain public health due to the epidemic. One person has also died in Uganda due to the d…
United Nations – UNICEF announced on Monday the expansion of its emergency response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, while warning of the growing risk to children and vulnerable communities following the World Health Organization's (WHO) declaration of a public health emergency. The agency reported that it has mobilized nearly 50 tons of health supplies to the city of Bunia in eastern DRC, including per…
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