Highlights
UNICEF is continuing to support the response at both Siaka Stevens and Atouga stadiums.
UNICEF provided support to the health assessment conducted by the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, which will guide partners in readjusting the response.
UNICEF is supporting the sensitization of the general population at both camps on 1) protection issues and in particular protection against sexual exploitation and abuse; and 2) Ebola related messaging.
As of 27 September, there were 7,536 persons registered at the Siaka Stevens National Stadium, including 3,230 men and 4,306 women. It was reported that out of the 7,536 affected persons, 2,171 slept at the stadium on the night of 26 to 27 September. At Atouga Stadium, there were 6,514 persons registered (2,898 men and 3,616 women), out of which 1,014 that spent the night on site.
In the other affected districts of Pujehun, Bo, and Bonthe, an assessment of needs for the second wave of the response has been conducted. UNICEF continues to support the response with the deployment of essential services, in the areas of WASH, education, child protection.