Ebola is tearing through West Africa, killing up to 70% of those infected and spreading fear through their communities.

 

Children are in danger of catching the virus, or of losing their parents to it. Their long-term futures are also suffering from the knock on effects of prevention measures: schools are closed; vaccines can’t be administered because of the fear of infection.

 

We must act now to stop this epidemic spreading before it destroys the futures of an entire generation of West Africa’s children.

 

As 20 of the world’s biggest countries in terms of both economy and population, the members of the G20 are ideally placed to deliver the resources desperately needed for the international response on Ebola. According to the UN, if states have committed and deployed the required resources by the time of the G20 meeting in November the transmission rate will be on track to decline by the end of the year.

 

Join our call on leaders of the G20 to ensure all people, equipment and funding needed to halt the outbreak are in place by the 15^th November.

 

Source: http://www.savethechildren.net/ebola