Impact of the ebola epidemic

‌Based on a meeting 2-4 March in Lomé, the most recent assessment of the impact of the ebola virus by Food Crisis Prevention Network (RPCA) finds that the overall situation in the region is stable, though there are pockets of food and nutrition insecurity in some areas, particularly because of civil insecurity and a decline in the purchasing power of vulnerable households, mostly in areas affected by the Ebola epidemic. By June-August 2015, about 2.2 million people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone could be in a situation of food and nutrition emergency if appropriate mitigation measures are not implemented. A deeper analysis of the food and nutrition situation in the region will be conducted during the next meeting of the system for the prevention of food crises (PREGEC) in April.‌‌