Congo-Kinshasa: 'Ebola Takes the People Children Depend On' - Unicef
[UN News] The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is robbing children of their loved ones - with some succumbing to the deadly disease themselves, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported on Tuesday.
An Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is devastating children, as they lose their loved ones and face the risk of infection themselves. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported that the outbreak, which began in May, has caused more than 1,900 children to lose their parents, caregivers or both.
Nearly all of these children, 1,581, are in North Kivu province, the heart of the crisis, with an additional 322 in neighboring North Kivu province. UNICEF spokesperson Halimatou Amadou emphasized how Ebola claims both parents and children, leaving families and communities shattered. Amid the outbreak, neighboring Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case and death, believed to have originated in DRC.
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