UN Agency Updates
IOM
As of 20 June, IOM’s National Ebola Training Academy in partnership with WHO, COMAHS, RSLAF and MOHS has trained 8,097 health care workers and frontline responders in Freetown (7,024) and via mobile trainings (1073) on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) modules. A 2-day mobile training on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) was held from 19-20 June in Kambia for 21 newly inducted IOM monitors, and a further 28 monitors from the Passenger Welfare Association (PAWEL) on health screening/monitoring on Category B and C border crossing points. A second IPC training would be rolled out during the week ending 28 June for another 50 participants to ensure all monitoring teams acquire the relevant skills and knowledge on health screening.
An operational plan for Kambia/Forecariah was agreed at a cross border technical meeting held in Forecariah on 18 June 2015 with wide participation from Government, IOM, UN agencies, and NGOs working in the area. Cross border activities will be integrated with patients being able to access treatment in either country irrespective of their nationality. All Ebola alerts will be circulated between the Prefectural Emergency Operation Center in Guinea and the District Ebola Response Center in Kambia.
IOM in collaboration with MoHS, District Health Management Teams, DERCs, International Medical Corps and the Christian Health Association Sierra Leone, has begun a needs assessment of priority private health facilities kicking off in Western Area to evaluate urgent IPC and hygiene requirements. This week assessment teams of 2 IPC experts will be active in medical facilities across 8 districts.