Ebola Heightens Need for Aid for Orphans

The Ebola epidemic has put adoptions in impacted west African countries at a standstill for obvious reasons. The arrival of orphans from Liberia are on hold, indefinitely, as the state of emergency continues there. Even as some families keep their commitment to adopt, despite the Ebola threat, the numbers of children in west African orphanages who've lost parents is only increasing because of the deadly virus. Some aid workers also say a shortage of food and supplies is making it difficult to care for those of children, and that fear is hampering efforts to place those who've lost parents to Ebola, even within their home countries.