UNICEF Sierra Leone Ebola SitRep 31 December 2014
Highlights
· As of 30 December 2014, the cumulative number of laboratory confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases is 7,419. The number of confirmed deaths is 2,410, while 1,808 have been discharged from treatment.
· The outgoing head of the United Nations Emergency Ebola Response Mission (UNMEER), Anthony Banbury, visited a UNICEF-built Community Care Centre in Bombali District on 30 December where he heard positive feedback from the community on levels of trust, and how CCCs can help cut the chain of transmission.
· The UNICEF-led Family Tracing and Reunification (FTR) network have identified 14,766 children as being directly affected by the Ebola crisis (7,410 girls & 7,356 boys), with 7,938 children having lost one or both parents to Ebola and 1,578 unaccompanied or separated from their caregiver. The Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs’ (MSWGCA) figures have jumped markedly in the reporting period as child protection networks strengthen across the country.
· UNICEF Sierra Leone requires USD 178 million for its response to the Ebola crisis until end of June 2015. To date, USD 93 million has been received – 52 percent of the total.