Highlights
In Kumala, Sierra Leone, a ‘Life Support Base’ has been constructed by WFP, in partnership with THW, to respond to the recent outbreak and high transmission of Ebola. The camp will support 25 international and national staff, working at the Community Care Centre (CCC).
In Liberia, WFP has agreed to support the Rapid Isolation and Treatment of Ebola (RITE) Response by providing aviation support and movement of blood samples. This includes plans to position two to three UNMEER helicopters in Monrovia by next week to ensure immediate dispatch of teams and supplies to any outbreak.
The airstrip rehabilitation in Kissidougou Airport in Guinea has been finalized, allowing C-160 aircraft to operate from it. A fuel farm for aircraft is being installed at the airstrip to allow for refueling.
Numbers
Overall requirements: US$ 87.0 million
US$ 56.6 million received.
Overall shortfall: US$ 30.4 million
2,771 passengers & 20.3mt cargo transported by UNHAS
970mt dispatched by UNHRD Logistics Cluster facilitated across Guinea,
Sierra Leone and Liberia as of 16 November (since 4 September 2014): the transportation of: 26,320m3 * of cargo on behalf of 35 organisations
the storage of 36,331m3 * of cargo on behalf of over 30 organisations
*The Logistics Cluster aims to report the most accurate data possible, based on the information available at the time of reporting.
