Ebola Response Situation Report #18
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
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
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. The countdown to 42 days (covering two
A relative, albeit unpredictable, calm in Beni and Butembo has allowed for the resumption of near to normal operations. People continue to flee conflict hotspots, which portends a high risk of disease spread as such events
This is World Vision's Ebola Virus Disease situation report #16. It highlights the current situation, World Vision's response, and the resulting impact.
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.
The long-lasting consequences for child survivors of Ebola
In this situation report we share World Vision's work to prevent the spread of Ebola in communities affected by the disease. The organisation is offering psychosocial support, water sanitation and hygiene, food security and
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).
Ebola and
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, World Vision is focusing on risk communication and management, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, protection, food security and livelihood in the affected areas of of North Kivu province: Goma
While the weekly number of confirmed cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) seems to be dropping, new confirmed cases are being reported in remote and insecure zones of North Kivu and Ituri provinces. There was also a noticeable
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
The EBODAC project (Ebola Vaccine Deployment, Acceptance and Compliance) is developing strategies and tools to promote the acceptance and uptake of new Ebola vaccines, to help the right person receive the right vaccine at the
Reflections on World Vision's Ebola Response on the 1 Year Anniversary of Sierra Leone declaring themselves Ebola Free. Presented by WV Sierra Leone Health Manager, Allieu S. Bangura.
Presented by Gagik Karapetyan on 17 March 2017. Summary of the report:
Presented by Caroline Iliffe on the 17 March 2017 Health CoP Meeting on Ebola - Lessons Learned on the 1 Year Ebola Free Anniversary. This is a summary presentation of the report, Protecting the Living, Honouring The Dead.
The Ebola Virus Disease hit Sierra Leone in May 2014. By September 2014 the country was experiencing a surge in cases as the disease spread across the whole country. A reported 37 per cent of patients could associate their
World Vision Sierra Leone and Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration on World Vision's Ebola Response in Sierra Leone.
The unprecedented Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in West Africa was first reported in Sierra Leone
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.
“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
Accra, July 11, GNA - World Vision Ghana (WVG), a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy organisation, on Friday presented over 20 pallets of assorted medical consumables worth $ 257,300
The Channels of Hope model is a World Vision methodology that mobilises faith leaders to respond to development issues in their immediate environments. In response to the Ebola crises, WV applied years of experience and
Ebola has killed thousands of people across Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia. Many hundreds of children have died, tens of thousands have been orphaned or need care, or have had to abandon their schooling. Livelihoods have