DR Congo: Ebola is putting millions of children at risk

Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Uganda Source: War Child UK On 17 May, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Since then, the outbreak has continued to spread rapidly, putting communities already facing conflict and displacement under even greater pressure. As of 21 July, there have been 2344 confirmed cases in the DRC and 930 people have died. Health experts warn that the true scale of the outbreak coul