West Africa – Ebola Outbreak Fact Sheet #6, Fiscal Year (FY) 2016

The outbreak has resulted in a significant number of suspected, probable, and confirmed cases, with a total of 28,604 reported as of December 16, 2015. The number of confirmed EVD cases in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea has decreased, with no new cases reported in the past month. The Government of Liberia has completed the 21-day monitoring period for all contacts linked to the mid-November EVD cases, with no contacts remaining under observation. The USAID/OFDA partners, including the International Medical Corps and John Snow, Inc., continue to monitor health facilities in Montserrado for infection prevention and control protocols. In Sierra Leone, the Government of Sierra Leone has presented a plan for responding to potential EVD outbreaks, which includes mapping existing isolation and treatment capacity across the country. The plan also includes deploying a mobile EVD treatment unit, which can treat at least 36 patients. The Government of Guinea has not reported a confirmed EVD case in more than six weeks, with the most recent EVD-positive case recovering and testing negative for EVD. The Government of Guinea continues to test blood samples and oral swabs from deceased individuals who exhibited symptoms compatible with EVD. The USG has provided significant funding for the EVD response, with a total of $2,370,031,557 obligated in FY 2014-2016. The funding has supported various activities, including providing EVD vaccines, conducting surveillance, and conducting community outreach and education. The USG has also provided funding for refugee returnees and host communities in Côte d'Ivoire, with more than $8.8 million obligated in FY 2015. The funding has supported the delivery of food assistance, emergency relief commodities, and livelihoods assistance. The EVD response has also included efforts to improve access to vaccines against EVD, with a workshop held in Conakry, Guinea, to discuss research efforts, production and marketing constraints, and certification procedures for vaccines in the event of an epidemic. The USG has also provided funding for the development of standard operating procedures and mechanisms for deploying the mobile EVD treatment unit in Sierra Leone. The funding has also supported the provision of additional isolation units at district hospitals across the country. The EVD response has also included efforts to improve community awareness and education, with a focus on hand washing, infection prevention and control protocols, and the importance of reporting suspected cases. The response has also included efforts to improve access to healthcare services, including providing EVD vaccines and conducting surveillance. The EVD response has also included efforts to support refugee returnees and host communities in Côte d'Ivoire, with a focus on providing food assistance, emergency relief commodities, and livelihoods assistance. The EVD response has also included efforts to improve access to healthcare services, including providing EVD vaccines and conducting surveillance. The response has also included efforts to improve