Nov. 11 – A plane with emergency response material against Ebola left this morning from the humanitarian emergency assistance base of the United Nations (UNHRD) in Brindisi, managed by the World Food Programme (WFP), and will soon arrive in Conakry, Guinea. The flight carries “prefabricated structures, generators, tents and other equipment – said in a statement WFP – necessary to operate medical centers and treat people infected with the Ebola virus. The material is also destined to support the essential logistics infrastructure of the WFP and other humanitarian organizations to coordinate their support.”T he plane is carrying a cargo of 58 tons, for a total value of $412,000. “Since the beginning of the Ebola emergency response – continues the statement – 829 tons of goods have been transported from the humanitarian intervention bases in Brindisi, Dubai, Las Palmas and Accra. The materials have been sent by the WFP, Irish Aid, WHO, UNHCR, the Swiss Red Cross and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA).” Several loads of humanitarian goods have already left the Brindisi base: to Liberia on October 15; to Guinea on November 4; and to Sierra Leone on November 5. UNHRD and WFP are working in close coordination with Unmeer (the United Nations Mission for the Ebola emergency response), hosting its headquarters at the UNHRD base in Accra, Ghana. (Red)
