This document first presents a reminder of pre-crisis vulnerabilities. It then summarises the main humanitarian needs of the Ebola crisis, and describes emerging issues. Four risks are outlined for Sierra Leone over the next six months: endemic Ebola cases, political tensions, a major communicable disease outbreak and floods. For general information on risk analysis, see the end of the document.
Separate documents have been produced for each of the three West African countries most affected by Ebola, because similarities in risks and vulnerabilities are likely to lead to different outcomes given the differing national context. Risk analysis methodology has been used for Sierra Leone and Liberia, due to the absence of two clear drivers. For Guinea, two main influencing factors were identified, enabling the building of scenarios.
