Grief, Trauma, Stigma—Ebola Orphans in the Congo:
More than 2,500 people have died in the Congo during the current Ebola outbreak—leaving behind orphaned ...
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Congo Ebola Outbreak: Children Face Loss and StigmaSave the Children says at least 180 children have lost both parents since the outbreak was announced more than 100 days ago.
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- More than 2,500 people have died in the current Ebola outbreak in Congo; many of the dead are children, while numerous others have been left orphaned.
- Africa CDC says Ebola is fatal for two-thirds of infected children under one, while the fatality rate is 58.5 percent among one- to four-year-olds and 47.5 percent across the population; according to UNICEF, children aged up to 17 account for about one-fifth of confirmed infections.
- Save the Children reports that at least 180 children have lost both parents, and affected children are sometimes separated from other children or barred from eating with them even after isolation.
- Save the Children is setting up observation and care centers offering medical care, psychosocial support and protection, while contact tracing is particularly difficult in areas where Ebola is doubted or denied.
Many affected children experience exclusion and stigmatization, especially where Ebola is perceived as a real threat.— Katharina von Schroeder, Save the Children staff member in the Congo, on the exclusion and stigmatization faced by affected children
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