Ebola in DRC
The DRC has officially declared the end of the thirteenth Ebola outbreak in its history, almost two months after its resurgence in North Kivu.
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Last updated on December 16, 2021
The Government of the DRC has announced the end of the thirteenth Ebola outbreak on 16 December 2021. UNICEF has focused its response on communication and community mobilization activities, water supply and hygiene promotion to prevent the spread of the disease, as well as psychosocial assistance to families affected by the outbreak and community-based complaint mechanisms for protection from sexual exploitation and abuse.
What was UNICEF's role?
Our mission was to protect children from the consequences of the Ebola virus.
We informed communities about the disease, how to protect themselves and how to contain the spread of the epidemic.
UNICEF and its partners supported the Government in the response to Ebola.
We provided water, hygiene and sanitation in communities, schools and health centers.
We provided psychosocial support to help families, including children, affected by the disease
We provided nutritional care for infected people and children whose parents are in quarantine.
We helped the most vulnerable families and children to cope with the consequences of Ebola.
Our experience tackling the outbreak in eastern DRC has shown us that strategic partnerships with community, religious leaders, journalists, radio stations, and civil society organizations, as well as generous funding, are instrumental to containing disease outbreak.
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To request more information, please contact:
Jean-Jacques Simon, Chief of Communication, +243826541004, jsimon@unicef.org
Sylvie Sona, Communication Specialist, +243817096215, nssona@unicef.org
Chiara Frisone, Communication Specialist, +243813556717, cfrisone@unicef.org