More than 300 children have died from Ebola since the outbreak began in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to figures cited Friday by United Nations deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq. Children account for nearly a quarter of confirmed cases, but almost a third of all deaths, he said, citing figures from the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF. The outbreak continues to spread rapidly across eastern DRC. According to the UN Population Fund, maternal deaths in Ituri have nearly doubled since the outbreak began, with about six women dying each week from childbirth-related complications. They have reached more than 2.4 million people with information on Ebola prevention and early detection and carried out more than 500,000 household visits