At the Ebola Treatment Center of Beni, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo on March 24, 2019, a health worker checks a child potentially infected with Ebola.
"This is an emergency. There is a very real risk that the Ebola outbreak could spread to neighboring countries, so the international community should urgently come together to make sure that doesn't happen," said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore. Students put up Ebola education posters on the walls of La Vérité school in Butembo, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo on March 23, 2019.The epicenter of the second largest Ebola outbreak in history is the northeastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu, two of the regions hardest hit by a
"The combined threat of Ebola and measles for the thousands of families living in overcrowded and unsanitary displacement camps is unprecedented," said UNICEF DRC Representative Edouard Beigbeder."We have a small window to prevent a potentially massive loss of life." Ebola survivor Ruth Lafleussante, 19, cares for 7-month-old Christ-Vie in the UNICEF-run nursery for babies and young children at the Ebola Treatment Center of Butembo in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo on March 23, 2019.Health workers will need to wear gowns, gloves and other protective gear to prevent contact with blood or other body fluids.
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