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Ebola Response in Bombali District Going Forward

By:Francis Abu Bayor

Epi/Surveillance LeadBombali.

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Current Status

• # quarantine homes = 3• # of contacts = 101• Days spent under quarantine = 20 days today

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Current DERC Restructure in Bombali

March 31, 2015

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Overview• The DC and DMO work closely with the

Epi/Surveillance Lead, who is responsible for all technical aspects, and the Chief of Staff, who overseas the smooth operation of the DERC

• Each pillar will have a lead (preferably from DHMT) with 2-3 support staff

• Staff work 08:00-18:00, 6 days per week• DERC meetings limited to one daily in

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UNMEERUK WHOCDC

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Epi/Surveillance Lead (also labs)

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Current Areas of Interest in the Response for Bombali District

1 •Quality surveillance and comprehensive contact tracing

2 •Deeping community engagement

3 •Cross border collaboration

4 •Mental and Psychosocial support

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Quality surveillance and comprehensive contact tracing

• Training CHOs as team lead case investigation team for every chiefdom

• Using traditional healer and community health workers as community surveillance officers

• Using mobile based technology for case investigation

• Isolation center for high risk contacts

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Psychosocial Support • Work against stigmatization

• Establishment of survivors reception and council center

• Working on Establishment of survivors clinic

• Formation of coordination committee to handle all cases of child protection

• Recommitment by survivors to fight against Ebola

• Identification and training of care givers • Involving societal heads in carrying out safe and dignified burial to their

members.DERC Bombali

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Cross-Border

• Cross border coordination and information exchange

• Cross district coordination and information exchange

• Medical checkpoint reinforcement(temperature check, case investigation, temporary isolation, and conveyance)DERC Bombali

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Deepening Social Mobilization • Enhance stakeholders’ engagement (Engaging

paramount chiefs in promoting community leadership and coordination)

• Sustaining EVD messaging (Intensive household engagement through house-triggering and follow up, media campaign)

• Complementarity between different players (Traditional healers complement the efforts of social mobilizers)

• Focus on community ownership and acceptance (Sustain our community led social mobilization team)

• Building community trust in the response DERC Bombali

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5:44PM (13/02/2015)-DERC members with all partners reached Rosanda and response planned

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5:55PM- Contact line listing verified with involvement of DHMT, WHO AND UNFPA

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6:20PM (13/02/2015) - Support for quarantine arrived

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6:30PM (13/02/2015) - quarantine of all contacts started

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10.30AM (14/02/2015) - High Risk contacts conveyed

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Thank you

Any Question?

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