THE PERSIF PROJECT EMPOWERS 220 HEALTHCARE WORKERS
The Post-Ebola Recovery Social Investment Fund (PERSIF) Project has benefitted two hundred and twenty (220) Healthcare Workers across fifteen (15) communities in the nine (9) beneficiary districts of the Project through training in Infection, Prevention and Control (IPC). IPC practice is a key component in the preparedness and response strategies of disease outbreaks. The purpose of this drive was to enhance the capacity and knowledge of healthcare workers particularly in rural communities in the discipline and practice of IPC to enable them achieve the highest level of effectiveness in preparedness and response to epidemic outbreaks, as well as building their capacity to disseminate important information on IPC practices. Consistent with the development objective of the PERSIF Project, the overall objective of the IPC training was to contribute towards building a robust and resilient national health system with the capacity to withstand any potential recurrence of EVD and related outbreaks in the future. (more…)
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RURAL WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION PROJECT
The majority of planned outputs and all outcomes will be achieved. Overall implementation progress is reported as over 80% against an
average commitment of over 90%. There is need to expedite implementation of mission recommendations to ensure appropriate
and timely completion of activities.
Although overall implementation progress has improved since the last supervision mission, there is still need to finalize the outstanding supervision mission recommendations to ensure appropriate closure of project.
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Sierra Leone – 13.5 million project to assist Ebola hit communities kicks off
The African Development Bank and the government of Sierra Leone have launched a project to support 3,000 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) survivors and orphans, and other vulnerable sectors of society in the country.
Through the Post Ebola Recovery Social Investment Fund Project (PERSIF), the Bank is providing $13.5 million in grants from the African Development Fund and the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative Trust Fund. Affected communities have been further hit by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic devastation caused by resulting lockdowns.
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Post Ebola Recovery Social Investment Fund
As the PERSIF project commenced, there has been some progress towards attainment of the Project Development Objective though at slow pace due to delay in the recruitment of consultants to implement activities. However, Main project activities have commenced.
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PROJET ROUTE COYAH-FORECARIAH-FARMORÉAH
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS AND RESULTS REPORT (IPR)
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MANO RIVER UNION ROAD DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORT FACILITY PROGRAMME – PHASE 3
As part of the Bank’s special initiative in favor of the Mano River Union countries,
a road programme was identified in 2014. Considering its high cost, it was agreed to
carry out the support in phases.
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Independent Final Evaluation of the Health Systems and Services Strengthening Program in Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone
Since the 1980s, the coastal countries of West Africa, and particularly Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia and
Sierra Leone, have been affected by violent conflicts, natural disasters (floods) and epidemics of
large scale (cholera, Ebola).
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2014-2016 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
On March 23, 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the forested rural
region of southeastern Guinea. The identification of these early cases marked the beginning of the West Africa Ebola
epidemic, the largest in history.
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Ebola In West Africa
West Africa has faced the largest and most complex Ebola epidemic on record. Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone
are the countries where the virus has taken the heaviest toll on life. Beyond the human tragedy, the disease has
had devastating effects on…
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Ebola vaccination starts in Sierra Leone – 2021
The vaccination was launched in Kambia District, a primary international point of entry by road crossing, and of significant economic and commercial importance for Guinea and Sierra Leone. This preventive Ebola vaccination will continue over the coming days in eight other districts sharing borders with Guinea.
No case of the Ebola virus disease has been confirmed in Sierra Leone since the end of the 2014-2016 outbreak. However, health authorities in the country are ensuring that frontline health workers in health facilities where people who may be infected with Ebola would first present themselves for care are protected against the disease. Traditional healers, widely believed by community members to be imbued with healing powers and commercial motor bike riders who normally provide transportation services along the border districts and regional hospitals will also be vaccinated against Ebola to ensure their protection.
The Ministry of Health and Sanitation is leading the exercise to administer the Johnson & Johnson vaccines with technical, logistical and operational support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on compassionate grounds. The vaccines were donated to Sierra Leone in April 2021 through the partnership between the World Health Organization and the vaccine manufacturer Johnson & Johnson.
- Published in Technology