3 pillars of WFP support:
Delivering food alongside the health response;
Ensuring the movement of partner staff and materials; and
Providing common services and infrastructure support for health partners
In numbers
To date, in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone:
17,470 mt of food delivered to 1.3 million people since April 2014*;
1,741 responders transported by UNHAS, with two planes and one helicopter in operation; and
38,180 m3 of cargo transported.
Highlight - Opening of WFP-constructed Ebola Treatment Unit in Monrovia
On 31 October, a new Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) constructed by WFP was officially opened at the former Ministry of Defence site in Monrovia. For the past few weeks, 150 construction workers have been working three shifts a day to build this new treatment centre. The daily management of the centre will be done by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, supported by the foreign medical teams of Cuba and the African Union. This new unit adds 200 beds to the almost 500 current ly available for Ebola patients in the Liberian capital. There are now four functional treatment centres in Montserrado County. The second ETU build by WFP in Monrovia at the SKD Stadium will be operational by the end of November.
