Key points
The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated US$235,000 to UNICEF and WHO in response to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. The main bilateral donors providing Official Development Assistance (ODA) are the UK and the EC – both have provided funding for the crisis (DFID-US$340,000 to Sierra Leone; and EC –US$3.3 regionally).
From a regional perspective, the majority of funding to the Ebola crisis has been received by Guinea (US$4.07m). Liberia has received US$0.18m, while Sierra Leone has received slightly more (US$0.23m).
Preparation for an outbreak has been underway since April with the national government playing a lead role supported by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) will be launching an appeal in the coming days – following up on funding already disbursed in preparation for a possible outbreak.
Additional funding could also be released at an inter-agency (WHO, WAHO, ECOWAS, IFRC) and Ministry of Health meeting (2-3 July) in Accra.
Sierra Leone is largely on a development footing so humanitarian funding has been minor.