Situation Overview
Since the Ebola outbreak began, over 3,000 people have been suspected to have contracted the Ebola disease.The Ministries of Health in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leonecontinue to report new cases and deaths attributable to Ebola Virus Disease.Ebola patients have also been identified in Nigeria and Senegal.
The virus concerns not only the health of the population being affected, but also local markets are severely distorted; prices of food, and other basic commodities have risen dramatically, which has exacerbated the humanitarian emergency.
Governments have begun to respond by imposing movement restrictions, and implementing screening and quarantining procedures;in Liberia, the area of West Point Monrovia has been completely quarantined, which has worsened existing shortages in basic supplies.
The situation in the affected countries continues to remain volatile, and thus the identified humanitarian needs and response are changing rapidly.