This press release highlights the declaration of the 17th Ebola outbreak by the Democratic Republic of Congo in Ituri province. This new outbreak is the Bundibugyo variant, which does not have any treatment or vaccines, making the response most complex. It is also spreading rapidly as the province of North Kivu has declared one confirmed case, and Uganda has confirmed 1 case. World Vision is calling for a coordinated and cross-border response.

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The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has killed more than 2,000 people, over 800 of them children, in less than 14 months. Boys and girls continue to die in the epidemic.

Ebola infected more than 14,000 people in Sierra Leone and claimed the lives of 3,955 victims, including 945 children. Not everyone was infected by the virus, but every Sierra Leonean was profoundly affected by the epidemic.   

In one of the toughest places in the world to be a child, children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have never known lasting peace. And now they are facing another crisis: the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).

Our teams in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been working hard for the past year to curb the spread of Ebola. This document highlights our achievements and the impact of our efforts as well as the needs for continued and sustained efforts. 

Channels of Hope for Ebola draws on sacred scriptures, scientific information and messages, case studies, personal experience and interactive activities to remove religious and social barriers that result in the continued spread of Ebola.

On Friday, the D.R. Congo Ministry of Health announced a new case of Ebola in Beni, in a country that is already burdened by an increasing number of COVID-19 cases –now at 267 people

“Am I in the valley of the shadow of death, Lord?” Leslie Scott, World Vision Sierra Leone’s National Director asked himself this question everyday at the height of the Ebola crisis in November 2014. Corpses lay in the streets. Every ambulance siren reminded him of another virus victim.

Last week DRC reported the first COVID-19 case in its borders, just 7 days after the country celebrated the discharge of the last Ebola patient from a treatment centre in Beni.