Survivors of traumatic experiences in Sierra Leone are being failed by the severe lack of available mental health services years after the country’s brutal civil war and Ebola epidemic, said Amnesty.
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How to reach the poorest children when schools reopen - lessons from Ebola
Many children will face difficult and demanding circumstances that work against their re-entry to school. Targeted back-to-school interventions help ensure children return to school.
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COVID-19: Human development on course to decline this year for the first time since 1990
Declines in fundamental areas of human development are being felt across most countries - rich and poor - in every region. The global per capita income this year is expected to fall by four per cent.
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Secondary impacts of COVID-19 threaten more children's lives than disease itself
World Vision’s Aftershocks report considers what would happen if the secondary impacts of the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak on children were replicated in the 24 most fragile countries covered by the UN appeal.
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CERF announces new findings in latest Results Report
CERF funding enabled 12 UN agencies together with 589 partners to provide life-saving assistance in 2016 and 2017 to 22.5 million people in humanitarian emergencies in 47 countries.
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As DRC grapples with Ebola, Guinea keeps up its guard
Guinea is more prepared now. Health workers have learned to recognize the symptoms. The general public is more aware of it, too. And Conakry's Donka Hospital is being expanded.
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EU to increase spending and improve delivery of education in emergencies and protracted crises
The Commission has adopted a new policy framework that aims to increase humanitarian funding for education in emergencies and crises to 10% of its overall humanitarian aid budget as of 2019.
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Huge rise in use of cash in humanitarian aid
In 2016, CaLP estimates that $2.8bn in humanitarian assistance was disbursed through cash and vouchers, up 40% from 2015 and approximately 100% from 2014.
Ebola survivors sue Sierra Leone government over missing millions
The first international court case intends to throw light on what happened to some of the millions of dollars siphoned off from funding to help fight the disease.
After Ebola, Liberia’s health system on path to recovery
The development of a triage and isolation facility in a hospital in Sinoe county by the World bank helped contain a meningococcal outbreak in May 2017.
Célébration en Guinée du succès du vaccin anti-Ebola
L’essai de vaccination en anneau, mené par l’OMS en Guinée en 2016, montre que le premier vaccin au monde contre le virus Ebola confère une protection substantielle.
La Guinée se bat contre une importante épidémie de rougeole
Moins d’un an après la fin officielle de l’épidémie Ebola, le système de santé guinéen continue de lutter. MSF lance une large campagne de vaccination contre la rougeole en collaboration avec le gouvernement.
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How West African communities beat the Ebola epidemic
“People's Science” helped to cut the numbers of infected as people in the affected areas used their experience and common sense to work out what was happening and changed their behaviour accordingly.
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Technologies for monitoring insecure environments
In conflict situations, simple communication technologies can help researchers and humanitarian organisations collect more accurate data on the effects of humanitarian aid.
New report highlights food insecurity in Sierra Leone after Ebola outbreak
The assessment report shows that more than half of the population – over 3.5 million people – are food insecure, without access to a sufficient amount of safe and nutritious food.
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UN recognition for success in reducing disaster deaths
Fiji, India, Nigeria, Peru and Europe were recognized by the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction as the five outstanding examples of successful efforts to reduce disaster mortality.
How Nigeria won the fight against Ebola
The experience of Nigeria underlines how important it is to enhance the capacity of low-income developing countries to manage not just emergencies and disasters but the underlying risks, UNISDR says.
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Locating gender in global health emergencies
''A gendered human rights analysis of Ebola and Zika" analyses the particular relevance of gender and the role for international human rights law in supporting improved health outcomes during public health emergencies.
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School meals at risk for 1.3 million children in West and Central Africa
As schools resume this autumn, widening financial constraints will force the United Nations food agency – the top sponsor of such initiatives – to reduce its reach.
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Monitoring food security in countries with conflict situations
The most recent projections suggest that approximately half of the global poor now live in states characterized by conflict and violence, according to a FAO and WFP report.