HIGHLIGHTS
Under IOM guidance during the month of December the National Training Academy successfully ran 21 courses with over 1600 national and international students trained: In 2015 training will resume at the Nursing College location in combination with the stadium site.
Courses continue to be revised in order to meet ongoing training needs and discrepancies in past modules. 3 doctors and 4 hygienists from the airport medical staff will also attend trainings at the stadium.In an effort to further strengthen airport screening and security, Chief Executive Officer of the National Ebola Response Centre, Major Alfred Paolo Conteh (Retired), met with government officials and international partners at Lungi International Airport to review current procedures: “We will do everything we can to ensure that travelers and airport employees are safe from the threat of Ebola,” Major Conteh said. A recent increase in Ebola cases in Port Loko District, notably in the Kaffu Bullom Chiefdom near the airport, has lead to increased scrutiny of airport procedures.
IOM held coordination meetings with implementation partners, ACF and Oxfam, on 31 December 2014: The Emergency Interim Care Kits team continued to work on procurement of items for the kits themselves. Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) has been procured, with the first shipment scheduled to arrive during the second week of January 2015. The procurement of the remaining items for the kits is underway.
