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- Between April 22 and 29 2016, through its sub-office in N’Zerekore, IOM organized a series of field visits to meet with administrative and military authorities of Koyama, Kpaou, Zénié, Baala, Wolono. That aim of the visit was to inform the authorities about the set-up of health screening points at different border points of entry and introduce the health screening agents to be deployed at these border entry points.
- On April 29, IOM distributed hand washing materials to the committee in charge of resource mobilization for the pilgrimage that was organized by Catholics of Christians in the prefecture of Boffa.
- From 19 to 23 April, the IM unit supported IOM Sierra Leone staff in implementing their Public health risks and Mobility mapping activities. The main objective of this cooperation is to create a harmonized data base to facilitate the data exchange and comparison of results between both countries. The activities of Public health risks and Mobility mapping have begun in Kambia, near the Guinean border.
Epidemiological situation of the forest region after the end of the micro-quarantine of Koropara
After twenty one days of quarantine, the Government of Guinea on April 16, declared Koropara “Ebola Free”.
Following the request of the Government of Guinea, IOM reactivated health screening points (HSPs) along the borders of the Forest Region of Guinea and neighboring countries, mostly Liberia, in order to reinforce the vigilance and prevent any resurgence of the disease. A total of 13 HSPs have been reactivated.
In the prefecture of Macenta, 7 death cases have been notified between April 21 and May 4. The cases were investigated, but none revealed the Ebola virus. 210 cases of febrile sicknesses have been notified, including 3 cases which were identified at the border with Liberia. All the cases were investigated and were negative to the Ebola virus test.
Moreover, 23 contacts in Mahakoita, in the prefecture of Macenta, were released after the 21 day follow-up period.