3 pillars of WFP support:
Delivering food alongside the health response;
Ensuring the movement of partner staff and materials; and
Providing logistic services and infrastructure support for health partners.
In numbers
To date, in the three most affected countries of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone:
3,000 mt of food delivered for 147,500 people since April 2014*;
290 responders transported by UNHAS, with 2 planes and 1 helicopter in operation; and
400 m3 of medical cargo transported.
Highlight—UNHAS Special Operation
WFP manages the Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), a common service which plays a key role in the response to the ebola outbreak. UNHAS facilitates the movement of humanitarian workers and the delivery of light cargo between and within the three affected countries. Since 16 August, UNHAS is operating a 19 seat airplane between Conakry, Freetown, Monrovia and field locations (including Kissidougou and N’zerekore), as well as a helicopter for internal flights within Liberia, to reach remote treatment centres and areas of widespread and intense transmission. In addition, WFP is deploying a 35 seat airplane to Conakry to ensure the links to regional hubs. As of 14 September, UNHAS has transported over 290 passengers and 3.3 mt of light cargo for 18 organizations (NGO, UN, donors, government partners and media).