Orphans who survived Ebola in Sierra Leone are starving to death amid harvest shortages and some are being forced into the sex industry to pay for food. Ibrahim, 13, and Aminata, 10, lost both parents to the Ebola virus and were quarantined for two back-to-back periods of 21 days. Their uncle, Mohammed Lamin, lost his harvest during the quarantine and struggled to feed the pair, who died in February. They were survived by two siblings, Jane (right), 8, and Fatamata (left), 3. They too now suffer the effects of malnutrition, eating only one meal a day.
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Wednesday, 20 May 2015
The orphans of Ebola: Heartbreaking tales of children whose parents were killed by disease who are now starving to death, committing suicide and being forced into sex trade
Orphans who survived Ebola in Sierra Leone are starving to death amid harvest shortages and some are being forced into the sex industry to pay for food. Ibrahim, 13, and Aminata, 10, lost both parents to the Ebola virus and were quarantined for two back-to-back periods of 21 days. Their uncle, Mohammed Lamin, lost his harvest during the quarantine and struggled to feed the pair, who died in February. They were survived by two siblings, Jane (right), 8, and Fatamata (left), 3. They too now suffer the effects of malnutrition, eating only one meal a day.
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