India, Oct. 16 -- Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières said children are paying a “devastating price” in the Ebola outbreak unfolding in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and called for a child-centered medical and research response to ensure children are not left behind in access to vaccines, treatments and clinical research.
Disproportionate impact on young children
According to Epicentre, the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières epidemiological research center, nearly 1 in 4 confirmed Ebola cases in North Kivu province is a child under 5.
The document provided the following breakdown of confirmed cases among children under 5:
* North Kivu: 24 percent of confirmed cases are among children under 5; ...