Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
HIGHLIGHTS
Three cases reported in Guinea; no new cases in Sierra Leone and Liberia as of 25 August.
High-Level Panel visit to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Positive interim results of ring vaccination trials.
More work and resources required to ensure necessary support for Ebola survivors.
600 police in Conakry trained to help monitor burials to prevent new transmission chains in Guinea.
KEY FIGURES FOR EBOLA COUNTRIES
Population in the three countries 20.8 million Confirmed cases 27,988 Deaths 11,299
Funding
US$6.6 billion Pledged (Sep 2014 – May 2015)
$ 4.6 billion received (Sep 2014 – May 2015)