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Ebola
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On Life Support: A battered health system leaves DRC children at the mercy of killer diseases
Like the rest of the world, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is dealing with a new enemy. The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic comes as the country is close to ending one of the world's largest outbreaks of the Ebola virus disease. Out of more than
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Guidelines for the Management of Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women in the Context of Ebola Virus Disease
At the time of writing, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is experiencing the second largest Ebola outbreak in history. Investigational treatment and vaccination trials are ongoing, but data in the context of pregnancy and breastfeeding are limited.
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Fear and Isolation: The impact of Ebola and war on child protection in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are facing a new Ebola crisis. The most recent outbreak began in August 2018, and by late November 2019, more than half of the health zones in North Kivu and Ituri provinces had recorded cases of the dise
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After the Outbreak: Analysis of the post-Ebola recovery period of Sierra Leone and Liberia with lessons for future health emergencies
The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) initially broke out in Guinea in late 2013 before spreading to Liberia and Sierra Leone in early 2014. Now that the Ebola epidemic has been officially declared over, the situation in these West African countries has fallen fr
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How Markets Alleviated the Impact of Ebola for Vulnerable Families and Children
Soon after the Ebola outbreak was confirmed in Guinea, it quickly spread to the neighbouring countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone. The Kailahun district of Sierra Leone, an important trading zone where the three nations converge, was hit especially hard
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Webinar: What have we learned from the Child Protection response to Ebola?
On Monday, January 23, 2017, the Alliance’s Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS) Working Group organized and led the webinar “What have we learned from the child protection response in epidemics during the Ebola crisis?” An
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Mobile Money in Liberia: Save the Children's lessons learned
Learn how Save the Children used mobile money for emergency assistance to 5,000 households affected by Ebola in Liberia. Speakers share insights including the importance of the banking sector to mobile money humanitarian programs, consider the role of sup
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ELAN Webinar: Save the Children's use of mobile money in Liberia
Learn how Save the Children used mobile money for emergency assistance to 5,000 households affected by Ebola in Liberia.
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Digital Cash Transfers in Liberia: A case study from Save the Children's Emergency Food Security Programme (2015-2016)
Unconditional cash transfer programmes are growing in popularity as a means of providing emergency aid, and with that, the humanitarian community is also looking to digitalize cash transfer mechanisms. This comes with many advantages: the process becomes
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Care and Protection of Children in the West African Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic: Lessons learned for future public health emergencies
Prepared over a period of one year from September 2015 to September 2016, UNICEF, in partnership with relevant agencies and governments, presents feedback and lessons learned from the Child Protection Programme during the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemi
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A Stone is a Strange Thing: A story about Ebola, grief and loss, and how friends can help
When Hannah's mother falls sick with Ebola she is forced to take care of her brother Daniel on her own. Within a short period of time, Hannah's mother passes. This child-friendly book informs children about Ebola and how to cope with the loss of a loved o
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Children's Ebola Recovery Assessment: Sierra Leone
In mid-March 2015, child-centred agencies conducted a Children’s Ebola Recovery Assessment (CERA) in nine districts across Sierra Leone to create a mechanism for more than 1,100 boys and girls, to discuss issues of concern; assess the impact of the crisis