Highlight — Staff protection in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone
WFP is committed to the implementation and monitoring of its emergency response in a manner that is safe for its staff and beneficiaries alike. Since the beginning of operations, WFP has developed safe distributions measures jointly with WHO that were put in place with the support of health advisors.
Preliminary results from Guinea show that these measures have greatly contributed to the confidence of affected people during food distributions.
The health advisor network has now been further strengthened with two health advisors in each country, who are coordinated by one health advisor and a public health specialist in WFP’s Regional Bureau in Dakar, Senegal.
Looking ahead, WFP will expand the health advisor network by recruiting national advisors.
In numbers
To date, in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone:
Almost 2.7 million people reached since the end of August 2014;
5,600 responders transported by UNHAS, with four planes and two helicopters in operation; and
33,300 m3 of cargo transported since September 2014
