Ebola in West Africa - Emergency Humanitarian Response - Doctors without Borders 2014

April 2014 - On March 21, 2014, Guinea declared an outbreak of the Ebola virus—a deadly haemorrhagic fever. The epicentre of the outbreak is located in southern Guinea, close to the borders with Liberia and Sierra Leone. The disease has already spread across these borders and immediate assistance is needed to prevent it from spreading further. Although there have been periodic epidemics of Ebola in Central Africa over the past 30 years, this is the first time that West Africa is affected. With DFATD’s support, Doctors without Borders is helping to reduce and control the spread of the virus in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and to provide care to those affected. Project activities include: (1) setting up isolation units; (2) providing medical and psychosocial care; (3) providing epidemiological surveillance, investigation and response to new suspected or alert cases; and (4) conducting awareness-raising with the concerned population and medical staff on the risk of contamination, and the protection measures to be taken.

Project ID
CA-3-D000777001
Activity status
4 - Post-completion
Aid type
B03 - Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by international organisations (multilateral, INGO)
% to Liberia
10.00

Organisations

Funding
Canada
Extending
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
Implementing
Doctors Without Borders

Disbursements by fiscal year, quarter

Fiscal year Fiscal quarter Value (USD) Liberia Value (USD)
2013 Q4 768,110.00 76,811.00

Commitments by fiscal year, quarter

Fiscal year Fiscal quarter Value (USD) Liberia Value (USD)
2013 Q4 766,920.00 76,692.00

MTEF projections by fiscal year

Fiscal year Value (USD) Liberia Value (USD)
2014 575,190.00 57,519.00
2013 191,730.00 19,173.00

CRS code %
Material relief assistance and services (72010) 99.9999