Ebola epidemic dramatically halting social and economic development in West Africa, says UNDP report
Geneva – January 15th – A new study on the socio-economic impact of the Ebola disease in West Africa published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) shows that Ebola will have a lasting impact on the economies and people of the countries worst affected – Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Job losses, rising food prices, agricultural disruptions and sharp drops in the use of health and education services are likely to increase poverty, child and maternal mortality, and…