July- September 2010 report

During this quarter, one of the main priorities of the SLRCS has been responding to the suspected outbreak of Lassa Fever in Bombali and Port Loko. Working together with the Ministry of Health, British Red Cross volunteers have conducted increasing numbers of awareness-raising sessions on Lassa Fever across all branches. In addition, Red Cross volunteers are using drama performances to help communities detect Lassa Fever at the crucial early stages. Despite poor road networks, caused by heavy rains between July and September, Red Cross volunteers have carried out an enormous amount of work including chlorinating wells, delivering training in hygiene promotion and distributing hygiene promotion kits. This ongoing work continues to underpin SLRCS’s promotion of Lassa Fever prevention and control.

Highlights
Here are some just some highlights of what has been achieved this quarter:
• Red Cross volunteers chlorinated 45 traditional wells and 4 hand pumps, providing safe water to over 8,500 people.
• In collaboration with UNICEF, 720 community motivators were trained on child survival and are now teaching households on family hygiene procedures such as the benefits of immunisation, exclusive breastfeeding, and environmental sanitation.
• 80 link teachers were trained across all 13 branches
• 520 volunteers were trained in Community Based Health First Aid in all 13 branches
• 70 community meetings on prevention and control of Lassa fever were carried out across all branches.

Our support for this programme continues to help deliver sustainable improvement across Sierra Leone. Thank you for your continuing support.

The full report can be downloaded here Soroptimists Q3 2010 web.

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