HIGHLIGHTS
As of 29 January 2015, according to the Government of Sierra Leone, the cumulative number of laboratory confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases is 8,015. The number of confirmed deaths is 2,859. Total Survived and Discharged Cases is 2,181.
WHO officials said the Ebola crisis had reached a “turning point” given the fall in cases in the three main affected countries. However they continue to warn against any complacency.
On 22 January, the president of Sierra Leone, HE Dr Ernest Bai Koroma, removed district quarantine restrictions across the country saying victory over Ebola was in sight. Household level quarantine measures continue for affected homes.
The UNICEF-led Family Tracing and Reunification (FTR) network have identified 15,768 children as being directly affected by the Ebola crisis (7,919 girls and 7,849 boys), with 8,185 children having lost one or both parents to Ebola and 578 unaccompanied or separated from their caregiver. 9,333 Ebola-affected children have been provided with psychosocial support.
UNICEF Sierra Leone requires USD 178 million for its response to the Ebola crisis until end of June 2015. To date, USD 115.6 million has been received – 65 percent of the total.
SITUATION IN NUMBERS
8,015
Confirmed Cases of Ebola
2,859
Confirmed Deaths from Ebola
8,185
Registered Ebola Orphans (latest data 19 Jan)
3.12 million (1 million under-5)
Children living in affected areas
UNICEF funding needs to June 2015
US$ 178 million
UNICEF funding gap
US$ 62 million