Ebola Outbreak


8.5
million
Some 8.5 million children and young people live in Ebola-affected areas.


11,000
orphans
At least 11,000 children have lost one or both parents to Ebola.


3.5
million kids
More than 3.5 million children are not in class because Ebola has shut down their schools.


5,000
Liberian schools
UNICEF is helping Liberia reopen more than 5,000 schools closed by the Ebola outbreak.


600
thousand
UNICEF has helped distribute more than 600,000 bottles of chlorine bleach in Guinea and Liberia.


5.5
million
UNICEF has reached 5.5 million people in West Africa with vital Ebola prevention information.


All
13
districts
UNICEF is working to distribute essential medicine for Ebola across Sierra Leone.


3.2
million
3.2 million people in Guinea have received Ebola prevention information through UNICEF outreach.


240
leaders
UNICEF has recruited 240 religious and youth leaders to raise awareness at the outbreak's epicenter.


2
million
In Guinea and Liberia, UNICEF and its partners have distributed 2 million bars of soap.