Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Ebola virus disease outbreak - Appeal n° MDRCD026, Emergency Plan of Action Operation Update n° 1
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Following declaration of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) by the Ministry of Health, upon request of DRC Red Cross, the IFRC has released CHF 216,168 through DREF to support initial phase of response activities. Since the EVD spread across its epicenter and neighboring locations affecting 400,000 people, the IFRC has launched Emergency Appeal for CHF 7,879,764 in five pillars of intervention such as Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA), Infection, Safe and Dignified Burials and Disinfection(SDB), Infection, Prevention and Control (IPC) and Psychosocial support. Since launch, the operation has made significant progress under all pillars.
305 Red Cross volunteers have been mobilized and trained for the operation.
303,719 people (33,122 households) have been reached with EVD-related CEA activities
Through deployment of ERU IPC activities being carried out in 8 health facilities in Mbandaka and 1 in Wangata. Under IPC 850 health personnel (trained in the 8 health facilities of Mbandaka and Wangata HZ. In addition, ICRC is also providing IPC services at the Mbandaka prison.
In SDB activities, 40 RC volunteers have been trained who have conducted 32 SDBs and disinfected about 248 houses.
The funding coverage of Emergency Appeal reaches to around CHF 2 million (implementation rate approximately 4%). Given the changing context, the Emergency Appeal is being revised and aligned with national Ebola response strategy focusing on CEA and community mobilization, and risk communication, psychosocial support, Improvement of early detection, surveillance and response mechanisms, SDB, psychosocial support and preparedness.