HIGHLIGHTS
Liberia’s Ministerial Ebola Strategic Committee and Incident Management Team presented the revised national Ebola response plan on 4 October; finalised plan is expected in the coming week
National medical personnel on strike in Bong County ETU; similar strikes threatened in Monrovia
Despite improvements in capacities for laboratory testing and dead body management in Liberia, related challenges persist; separate constraints noted regarding reporting and transfer of suspected EVD cases
As of 7 October, United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) confirms the commencement of flights linking Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone
WHO issued a report on 6 October detailing the methods of transmission of the Ebola virus among humans confirming that the EVD is not airborne.