Ebolaresources
Useful links
Information about the Ebola disease
BBC Newsround site – an expert answers questions about Ebola:
Ebola is highly contagious and other myths from the Guardian
MSF site with graphics focused on the causes and treatment of Ebola
WHO information site
How Ebola spreads video from the Guardian
Discovery channel site – the world’s ten worst pandemics
UK government response
The impact on development
from Sierra Leone talks about the impact on education and development
easier reading
More detailed BBC article on the impact on the economy
Detailed World Bank report on the economic impact of Ebola
Maps of the Ebola outbreak
NGA Ebola Map, very useful for any school who wants to do some GIS work on Ebola:
Centre of disease control
Interactive map (Africa/World) showing cases over time Washington Post graphic
Mapping and data from the BBC
WHO series showing the outbreak in date order
Guardian interactive map traces Ebola from 1976 to 2014 – uses detailed satellite imagery of the outbreak locations
Guardian interactive map shows the development of the disease
Google map of Ebola 1976 to 2015 – includes maps of other disease outbreaks for comparison
Economist graphic map (uses pie graphs)
Graphics of the Ebola outbreak
National Geographic graphic compares Ebola epidemic with historical pandemics
Economist graphic compares health-care systems
Development data
Development data from CIA Worldfactbook
Development data from the World Bank
Development data from Gapminder
Sites featuring detailed lesson plans and resource collections(caution: these are mainly USA sites, and you will need to QA them)
Public Broadcast Service site featuring enquiry and simulation activities
‘Education World’ site – contains suggested enquiry questions which may be adapted for the UK
Detailed New York Times education site on ebola including lesson plans, video
Action aid fundraising site with link to Action Aid’s schools pack
geography.org.uk