Survivors care for children orphaned by Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo paid UNICEFUSA
Nearly 1,700 people — almost one-third of them children — have died since the outbreak began.
Hundreds of children have been orphaned or left on their own when their parents contracted Ebola and were taken to treatment centers or died. UNICEF and partners have opened nurseries next to Ebola treatment centers in Beni and Butembo, where Ebola survivors, themselves virtually immune to the virus, have become caregivers for the littlest children, providing the love and attention they need in their parents' absence.
At the UNICEF-supported nursery in Beni, Ebola survivor Kavira bathes 6-month-old Josué, whose mother is undergoing treatment for Ebola.Children who lose a parent due to Ebola or whose parents are infected by the disease are at risk of being stigmatized, isolated or abandoned, in addition to the heartbreak of losing a loved one. They are doubly affected by Ebola.
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