Ebola scale-up under way as cases double in three weeks
HIGHLIGHTS
• 6,553 Ebola cases and 3,083 deaths as Ebola outbreak accelerates in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea.
• UN mission established to lead comprehensive response, headed by SRSG Anthony Banbury.
• UN launches Overview of Ebola Needs and Requirements calling for USD$979 million over the next 6 months.
• NEMA estimates up to 1.5 million IDPs in Northeast Nigeria. UNHCR expects 95,000 refugees and returnees by year’s end.
• 80 per cent decline in IDPs in Central African Republic.
• Some 63,000 people affected by floods in the Sahel this year. Early onset droughts occurring in northwestern Sahel.