EBOLA/EVD [to 6 February 2016]
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC); “Threat to international peace and security” (UN Security Council)

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Ebola Situation Report – 3 February 2016
No new confirmed cases reported.
[Excerpt from Summary]
:: With guidance from WHO and other partners, ministries of health in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone have plans to deliver a package of essential services to safeguard the health of the estimated more than 10 000 survivors of EVD, and enable those individuals to take any necessary precautions to prevent infection of their close contacts. Over 300 male survivors in Liberia have accessed semen screening and counselling services.

:: To achieve the second key objective of the phase 3 response framework of managing residual Ebola risks, WHO has supported the implementation of enhanced surveillance systems in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone to enable health workers and members of the public to report any case of febrile illness or death that they suspect may be related to EVD.

In the week to 31 January, 1063 alerts were reported in Guinea from all of the country’s 34 prefectures, with the vast majority of alerts (1060) reports of community deaths. Over the same period 9 operational laboratories in Guinea tested a total of 346 new and repeat samples (14 samples from live patients and 332 from community deaths) from 17 of the country’s 34 prefectures.

In Liberia, 1062 alerts were reported from all of the country’s 15 counties, most of which (925) were for live patients. The country’s 5 operational laboratories tested 1003 new and repeat samples (807 from live patients and 196 from community deaths) for Ebola virus over the same period.

In Sierra Leone 1287 alerts were reported from the country’s 14 districts. The vast majority of alerts (1071) were for community deaths. 1059 new and repeat samples (76 from live patients and 983 from community deaths) were tested for Ebola virus by the country’s 7 operational laboratories over the same period…

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IOM / International Organization for Migration [to 6 February 2016]
http://www.iom.int/press-room/press-releases
02/05/16
IOM Guinea Supports Psychosocial, Socio-economic Recovery of Ebola Survivors
Guinea – IOM has launched a programme to distribute cash grants to Ebola survivors as part of community-led projects in Boke in the northwestern part of the country.