ebola imminent risk for senegal -
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The overall objective is to contribute to the reduction of mortality and morbidity related to the Ebola virus disease in Senegal through awareness messaging and social mobilization, epidemic control measures and tracing and provision of psychosocial support to those affected.TRANSCRIPT
Emergency Appeal n° MDRSN010 2.2 million people to be assisted DREF allocated CHF 253,505
Appeal timeframe: 6 months Revised Appeal budget CHF 1.3M
Glide n° EP-2014-000039-SEN End date: February 2015 Launched: 29 September 2014
This Emergency Appeal for a total of CHF 1.3m enables the IFRC to support the Senegalese Red Cross Society (SRC) to respond to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak by delivering assistance and support to 2.2m people, with a focus on information and communication, education, awareness raising, and social mobilization, surveillance, case identification and contact management, case management (including management of dead bodies), psychosocial support, and regional collaboration. While the outbreak in Senegal is currently considered contained, risk analyses define Senegal as a high-risk country and continued strengthening of response capacity and preparedness is vital for an early and effective response to potential new cases.
Details are available in the Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) <click here>
The disaster and the response
March 2014: Ebola outbreak occurred in Guinea April 2014: DREF allocation for Ebola preparedness activities in Senegal 29 August: first confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease in Senegal. National Crisis Committee activated. 30 August: SRC engage in tracing and community surveillance. 8 September: IFRC allocated CHF 253,505 from the DREF to support SRC Ebola response activities 19 September: Ebola patient discharged and last contact tracing completed
24 September: Emergency Appeal launched for CHF 1.3m for imminent risk and the need for further scale-up
The operational strategy
The overall objective is to contribute to the reduction of mortality and morbidity related to the Ebola virus disease in Senegal through awareness messaging and social mobilization, epidemic control measures and tracing and provision of psychosocial support to those affected.
Emergency Appeal
Senegal: Ebola Virus Disease outbreak
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Learning from the last six months of response to the EVD outbreak in West Africa has shown that an effective response to the outbreak must build on all five pillars of the IFRC Ebola response strategy. These five pillars are:
Beneficiary communication and Social mobilization
Contact tracing and surveillance
Dead body management and disinfection
Psychosocial support
Clinical case management
In line with mandated responsibility through the national crisis committee and SRC capacity, the operational strategy includes the first four pillars and no engagement in clinical case management is planned at this stage. To fill the mandated role effectively and efficiently, the operational strategy includes a component strengthening the SRC's capacity to respond to EVD outbreaks and is linked to the IFRC regional strategy and supported by the IFRC Ebola Management Unit in Guinea. Needs Assessment This is the first time Senegal has coped with Ebola, the population has limited knowledge of the virus, including mode of transmission and proper behaviour to avoid risks. Due to the highly-infectious nature of the disease, it is important to reduce rumours and misconceptions related to contracting the virus, as well as to control the transmission of the virus in order to avoid new infections. Effective communication and social mobilization activities are key in order to increase community sensitisation. As per Senegal’s statistics data, 1 household comprises 7-8 persons. For this reason, the Senegalese Red Cross has planned to reach 2,200,000 beneficiaries, translating to approximately 285,000 households. Risk Assessment The porous borders between Senegal and Guinea, trade flows through the regular weekly markets and the poor state of roads including terrestrial communication constitute a serious risk to the spread of EVD in Senegal. Even if there is no new cases, Senegal remains a high-risk country. Many affected countries resident of Guinea, Sierra-Leone and Liberia seek to cross the border for treatment; before the Ebola outbreak, Senegal is one of the clandestine migration preferred country in West Africa. Also WHO is insisting that alert system, community active research and social mobilization must be reinforced right now and remain active in order to avoid minimize risks. The SRC in support of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, is committed to intervening in targeted areas including the most remote locations where volunteers have set up community committees to reduce stigma and denial. The SRC will use a cadre of volunteers already trained as part of early warning systems, who will alert the health authorities in case of a suspected case of EVD.
Proposed sector of intervention: Health and care
Outcome 1: The immediate risks to the health of affected populations are reduced
Output 1: The capacity of Senegalese Red Cross Society to manage Ebola virus disease outbreak response has been strengthened.
Activities planned Week/ Month 1 2 3 4 5 6
Establish a National Society task force at headquarter level to coordinate with internal and external partners.
Appointment and recruitment of dedicated Ebola management staff, including IFRC operations manager, SRCS Ebola coordinator.
Deployment of Regional and National Disaster Response Teams (RDRT and NDRT)
Orientation of 1,200 volunteers on Ebola signs and symptoms, prevention, social mobilization and awareness raising.
Train 200 volunteers on health education, hygiene promotion and epidemic control techniques as well as Dead Body Management (DBM)
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Conduct debriefing sessions on weekly basis to staff, volunteers and emergency hospital medics.
Establish staff and volunteer safety protocols and ebola insurance packages.
Establish systems for volunteer care and stress management and recreational activities for all personnel involved in the operation.
Output 2: Community-based disease prevention and health promotion is provided to targeted population
Activities planned Week/ Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 Develop, adapt and share key messages with branches
Produce and disseminate information, education and communication materials related to Ebola virus
Engage the media: National dailies, radio, chats, live broadcast on TV stations, call in programmes
Carry out community meetings and sensitizations at markets, churches, mosques, schools and other meeting points.
Distribution of flyers on the streets, churches, mosques, markets, barracks, schools etc.
Output 3: Contribution to epidemiological investigation and epidemic control
Activities planned Week/ Month 1 2 3 4 5 6
Conduct contact tracing, disease prevention and health promotion campaign.
Procure, transport and store of 1,000 PPEs and hand sanitizer gel and Dettol and lease 4 vehicles for the operation
Support HR, logistical and management capacities to implement the operation for the Branch and National HQ
Support burials together with local authorities though Dead Body Management (DBM)
Output 4: Psychosocial1 support is provided to affected population
Activities planned Week/ Month 1 2 3 4 5 6
Identification of volunteers to be trained
Orientation of 80 volunteers on PSP
Engage with affected communities to develop and implement psychosocial support interventions at community level including stigma
Outcome 2: The management of the operation is informed by a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation system
Output 1: A process of monitoring and evaluation maintained and reported on throughout the program
Activities planned Month 1 2 3 4 5 6
Carry out needs and gaps assessments Participate in coordination meetings with stakeholders at National and State levels Undertake continuous risk and capacity assessments
Establish and maintain regular monitoring system to map cases and National Society field capacity and ensure regular reporting of the SRCS operation
Coordination and Partnerships The SRC participates in the national crisis committee lead by the government and attended by partners such as Ministry of Health, WHO, MSF, Institut Pasteur and UNICEF. The SRC established increased engagement in the Ebola preparedness mechanisms established following the outbreak in Guinea and has an agreed mandate to contribute to Ebola response and prevention through the pillars of IFRC support to NS Ebola response. The overall IFRC response is coordinated from the IFRC Ebola Management Unit in Conakry where the IFRC head of Ebola emergency operations leads a team of programme support functions in order to maintain a coordinated response in multiple countries following the same response strategy but adapted to specific contexts and National Society capacity, role and mandate.
1 Psychosocial support will complement livelihood support interventions planned by other humanitarian actors including WFP
and UNICEF
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Budget Click here to see the attached IFRC Secretariat budget for details.
Walter Cotte Elhadj As Sy Under Secretary General Secretary General Programme Services Division
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Reference documents
Click here for:
Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA)
Contact Information
For further information specifically related to this operation please contact:
Senegalese Red Cross Society: Mamadou Sonko, Secretary General; phone: +221 33 823 39 92; email: [email protected]
IFRC Senegal: Dr. Aissa Fall, IFRC Regional Health Manager, [email protected]
IFRC Ebola Coordination: Birte Hald, Head of Emergency Operations, IFRC
Ebola response, phone: +224 620100615 / +41 79 7084588, email: [email protected] IFRC DMU: Sune Bulow, Disaster Management Delegate for Africa; Phone: +254
731 990038; email: [email protected]
IFRC Geneva: Cristina Estrada, Senior Officer, Operations Quality Assurance; Phone: +41 22 730 42 60; Email: [email protected]
IFRC Zonal Logistics Unit: Rishi Ramrakha, Nairobi; Phone +254 20 283 5142; Email: [email protected]
For Resource Mobilization and Pledges:
In IFRC Zone: Martine Zoethouthmaar, Resource Mobilization Coordinator; Phone: +251 93-003 6073; email: [email protected]
For Performance and Accountability (planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting):
IFRC Zone: Robert Ondrusek, PMER Coordinator; Phone: +254 731 067277; email: [email protected]
How we work All IFRC assistance seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent
Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief and the Humanitarian Charter and
Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response (Sphere) in delivering assistance to the most vulnerable. The
IFRC’s vision is to inspire, encourage, facilitate and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by
National Societies, with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering, and thereby contributing to the
maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.
EMERGENCY APPEAL EVD SENEGAL 29/09/2014
Budget Group
Shelter - Relief 0 0
Shelter - Transitional 0 0
Construction - Housing 0 0
Construction - Facilities 0 0
Construction - Materials 0 0
Clothing & Textiles 0 0
Food 0 0
Seeds & Plants 0 0
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene 36,792 36,792
Medical & First Aid 259,148 259,148
Teaching Materials 7,171 7,171
Utensils & Tools 0 0
Other Supplies & Services 0 0
Emergency Response Units 0 0
Cash Disbursments 0 0
Total RELIEF ITEMS, CONSTRUCTION AND SUPPLIES 303,112 0 0 303,112
Land & Buildings 0 0
Vehicles Purchase 0 0
Computer & Telecom Equipment 0 0
Office/Household Furniture & Equipment 0 0
Medical Equipment 0 0
Other Machinery & Equipment 0 0
Total LAND, VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT 0 0 0 0
Storage, Warehousing 0 0
Distribution & Monitoring 0 0
Transport & Vehicle Costs 53,298 53,298
Logistics Services 0 0
Total LOGISTICS, TRANSPORT AND STORAGE 53,298 0 0 53,298
International Staff 128,660 128,660
National Staff 0 0
National Society Staff 185,877 185,877
Volunteers 437,768 437,768
Total PERSONNEL 752,305 0 0 752,305
Consultants 0 0
Professional Fees 0 0
Total CONSULTANTS & PROFESSIONAL FEES 0 0 0 0
Workshops & Training 27,849 27,849
Total WORKSHOP & TRAINING 27,849 0 0 27,849
Travel 30,000 30,000
Information & Public Relations 82,660 82,660
Office Costs 0 0
Communications 18,453 18,453
Financial Charges 12,500 12,500
Other General Expenses 0 0
Shared Support Services 16,500 16,500
Total GENERAL EXPENDITURES 160,113 0 0 160,113
Programme and Supplementary Services Recovery 84,284 0 0 84,284
Total INDIRECT COSTS 84,284 0 0 84,284
TOTAL BUDGET 1,380,962 0 0 1,380,962
Pledge Fees
Available Resources
Multilateral Contributions 0
Bilateral Contributions 0
TOTAL AVAILABLE RESOURCES 0 0 0 0
Provisions
DREF
NET EMERGENCY APPEAL NEEDS 1,380,962 0 0 1,380,962
Multilateral ResponseInter-Agency Shelter
Coord.Bilateral Response Appeal Budget CHF