Sierra Leone + 1 more
Freetown, Nov. 2, 2015 (MOHS) – Senior officials from the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, officials from WHO, DFID and the Commonwealth have concluded a four-day assessment tour in six districts to get first-hand knowledge on…
Sierra Leone + 4 more
Summary The West Africa Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak is the largest and most widespread in history, both in terms of caseload and geographical spread. The first outbreak began in Guinea in December 2013 and thereafter…
Liberia
By Chris Thompson, M&E Manager, ALERT Project Imagine you are flying a plane. What is the first thing you want to know? You probably want to know when you will run out of fuel. To find out…
Rwanda
Rwandan citizens were called to apply local knowledge in disaster prevention and preparedness. The call was made by Minister of Disaster Management and refugee affairs, Mukantabana Seraphine, on 27 October 2015 at the official launch of…
Ghana
Ghana - IOM Ghana, under its Ebola (EVD) preparedness project, has organized a series of training workshops at eight points of entry across the country aimed at building the capacity of frontline officers to detect and…
Sierra Leone + 2 more
On October 21, 2015, the African Development Bank Group’s (AfDB) Board of Executive Directors approved a US $33.3-million grant to set up a Post Ebola Recovery Social Investment Fund (PERSIF) intended to support the implementation of…
Sierra Leone + 4 more
situation + country-specific information According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Ebola Situation Reports of 14 October 2015, no confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) were reported in the week to 11 October. This was the…
Sierra Leone + 2 more
KEY FINDINGS Recovery and preparedness: Adapt and strengthen the chronically weak health systems to be able to face current and future challenges, as well as addressing preparedness and contingency plans. Sustaining community engagement: Build upon the current community…
Burundi
IOM and UNHCR, as co-lead agencies of the Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) sectoral group in Burundi, joined forces to organize and deliver three CCCM trainings in August and September 2015, as part of the…
Ghana
Ghana - IOM has organized 16 two-day training workshops aimed at building the capacity of more than 700 officials from Port Health and Ghana Immigration and Customs to combat the spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)…
