Situation Overview& Highlights
According to the latest WHO Ebola Response Roadmap Situation Report, a total over 10,000 cases have been identified in the current outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa (http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/137185/1/roadmapupdate25Oct14_e...).
An Air Coordination Cell (ACC) has been established by the Logistics Cluster, in cooperation with UNICEF. The cell serves as platform to gather and disseminate information about cargo flights to the affected countries, but also shares available cargo space of participating organisations. In order for the cell to serve the humanitarian community, organisations have been asked to fill out a brief survey, published at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ACC_Partner_Survey.
On 24 October, the first Ebola case was announced in Mali. In response to a request from WHO, 1 MT of personal protective equipment (PPE), was dispatched from the common logistics hub in Monrovia, operated by the Logistics Cluster, and sent via an UNHAS (B1900) from Monrovia, Liberia to Bamako, Mali.
The medium sized UNHAS helicopter based out of Monrovia, has been repaired and is operational. The UNHAS schedule is currently being revised with inputs from users.