HIGHLIGHTS
In coordination with the Government of Liberia (GoL), the USG Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) supports partners to decommission closed EVD treatment units (ETUs)
The Government of Guinea (GoG) extends the nation-wide health emergency through June 30
The EVD outbreak contributes to an earlier-than-normal start to the lean season and weakened household purchasing power in some EVD-affected areas
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
The presidents of Guinea and Sierra Leone met in the border town of Gbalamuya in Sierra Leone’s Kambia District on June 5 to reaffirm their commitment to cross-border coordination and discuss continued EVD response efforts, international media report.
Active transmission continues in Guinea and Sierra Leone, with 25 new EVD cases confirmed during the week ending May 31, including 13 cases in Guinea and 12 in Sierra Leone, according to WHO.
Escalating unrest in Guinea’s Kamsar sub-prefecture, Boké Prefecture, on May 29 resulted in several response actors temporarily withdrawing staff and suspending operations. On June 4, a DART representative traveled to Boké with UN staff; the delegation met with prefecture officials to highlight the importance of community engagement and observed an improved security situation in the area, with resumed response activities.