UNICEF [to 22 November 2014]
http://www.unicef.org/media/media_71724.html
In West Africa, countries at risk of Ebola remain on high alert: UNICEF
DAKAR/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 21 November 2014 – With new Ebola cases in Mali and a continuing surge in Sierra Leone, UNICEF is stepping up efforts to help other West African countries at risk prepare for potential outbreaks.
“The new cases in Mali remind us that no country in the region is immune to Ebola,” said Manuel Fontaine, UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa. “We cannot wait for new cases in countries at risk before we take action. We must help communities today prepare for cases if they happen, when they happen, wherever they happen.”
In recent months, UNICEF has worked with all West and Central African countries to review their prevention and preparedness plans. In the 13 countries most at risk, focus has been on dispelling rumours, sharing life-saving information and providing supplies such as mattresses, soap, hydro-alcoholic gel, bleach, buckets, laser thermometers, gloves, diarrheal disease packages, syringes, tarpaulins and tents…
Scotland and England unite to protect children from Ebola
LONDON, UK, 16 November 2014 – An urgent television appeal to help protect children in danger from the deadliest ever Ebola outbreak will be broadcast during the England v Scotland international on Tuesday night to raise money for Unicef’s Emergency Ebola Appeal.