EBOLA EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION FACTSHEET N°6 30 March. - 05 April UNMEER

KEYS FACTS The outbreak has been concentrated in the Lower Guinea Region for the last month. Boké and Télémélé prefectures are on alert, and Fria prefecture has become active since 29 March. fFour cases in Kindia have been reported during the week from 30 March to 5 April.. UNMEER organised a forum gathering representatives of all stakeholders of Guinean society (“Forum des Forces Vives de la Guinée”), which took place in on 12 March. On 31 March, a forum focussing on the Lower Guinea Region (“La Basse Guinée dit Ebola ça suffit”) was been initiated in Kindia. Opinion leaders have committed to get more involved in the fight against EBOLA. Guinean authorities have declared a reinforced health emergency in selected? several? villages and towns. The health emergency includes the temporary closure of private health facilities and systematic testing of corpses. An awareness and early detection campaign of suspect cases is planned for 10 to 13 April in the prefectures of Forecariah, Coyah, Dubreka, Conakry, Kindia and Boffa. This campaign takes place in the frame of the health emergency and targets 3 390 000 people. On Monday, 23 March, the Guinean government and WHO launched a vaccine trial against EBOLA in the frame of a campaign aiming to vaccinate 10 000 volunteers.

CONFIRMED CASES IN GUINEA REGIONAL OVERVIEW Prefectural distribution during the last 21 days (30.03 - 05.04) and percentage of the last 7 days (30.03 - 05.04) EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SITUATION

Koundara Guinea 3 514 Mali X2 333 Gaoual Koubia Sierra 11 974 Siguiri Leone Lelouma Tougue Dinguiraye 2 3 799 Labe X 9 712 Boke Liberia Telemele Dalaba 4 332 Pita Cumulative number of deaths X Dabola Mandiana X 1 Fria Cumulative number of confirmed, 4 Bo a probable and suspect cases 2 Mamou Dubreka 4 Kankan Liberia - : 1 avril et Guinea: 06 April 1 Kindia Faranah 1 4 Coyah OVERVIEW: FUNDING 17 Forecariah Conakry 6 Kerouane 14 % 30%8 15% Kissidougou Beyla 58 39 Gueckedou Macenta US $ 349 43% Millions*

Active prefecture (min. 1 confirmed case during the last 21 days) Lola Prefecture on alert (contacts to be monitored, no new cases?) Nzerekore 86 % Calm prefecture (no cases during the last 21 days) Yomou Funding raised Funding needed** Part of cases reported during the last 7 days (30.03-05.04) * amount set out by National Plan (20 Nov 2014) Part of cases reported during incubation period (21 days) ** according to Financial Tracking Service (http://fts.unocha.org/)

SUPPORT TO COORDINATION

Handover of 831 smartphones and 160 solar chargers to the National Coordination Cell to strengthen data collection mechanism in the field. Redeployment of UNMEER field personnel in Guinea, Accra and Liberia to prefectures of Lower Guinea Region to strengthen existing coordination mechanisms. UNMEER has reference maps available for all prefectures in Guinea, which are available to partners. The maps are also available for free download at http://bit.ly/1DK37Tx.

CHALLENGES

Resistances are reported in Conakry (Dixinn, Matoto), Fria (Baguinet) and Kindia (Friguiabe). Establishment of a quick testing system for EBOLA is crucial to implemeningt the new emergency measures. Movement of contacts remains a challenge, namely in Forecariah prefecture and in Conakry municipalities.

Usefull links http://ebolageonode.org/ | http://ebolaresponse.un.org | https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/guinea Data sources : OMS, UNMEER. | Feedback : [email protected] - [email protected] | Date of publication : 09 avril 2015