Sierra Leone Government's Risk Communication and Community Engagement Updates

Sierra Leone's government is actively engaged in community outreach and awareness efforts regarding COVID-19 and Ebola, including stakeholder meetings, radio discussions, and addressing trending rumors to dispel misinformation. Activities range from sensitization campaigns to waste management facility installations to strengthen preparedness and response measures across various districts.

• Sierra Leone
• Government
• Risk Communication
• Community Engagement
• COVID-19

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1. GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE RISK COMMUNICATION, SOCIAL MOBILIZATION AND PUBLIC INFORMATION PILLAR EVD & COVID-19 Daily Update 23rdFebruary 2021

2. District ACTIVITIES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Integrated SERO-Prevalence survey & EVD Engagement with Paramount Chiefs and Section Chiefs at WONDE & VALUNIA - Bo EVD & Covid-19 sensitization in Flawahun community - Bo Community engagement awareness raising on Covid-19 preventive measures, the reemergence of EVD in the Republic of Guinea and diarrhea - Koinadugu Engagement with D.E.C and HIDAYA Islamic primary schools in Komrabai on COVID-19 key messages - Port Loko Engagement with okada and garage owners in Petifu junction on the proper use of facemask Port Loko Key stakeholders engagement in population-based, age and gender-stratified Sero survey study for SARS COVID-19-2 in S/L - Falaba

3. District ACTIVITIES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Cont.: Stakeholders engagement in Mattru, Jong Chiefdom on COVID-19 preventive measures and EVD preparedness Bonthe Awareness raising on the proper use of face mask. Preparedness on EVD in primary and secondary schools in Kaiyamba chiefdom Moyamba Community engagement in Kamaranka chiefdom (Kamaranka village and Biriwa Chiefdom) on COVID-19 preventive measures and EVD preparedness proper use of facemask, call 117 and - Bombali DiCOVERC joins Save the Children to hand over waste management facilities to two community health centers Geoma Community health centre in the Sowa Chiefdom and Futa Pejeh Community health centre in Pejeh Chiefdom to strengthen waste management systems in the district - Pujehun

4. District ACTIVITIES Stakeholders Meetings: DICOVERC and DHMT engages all pillar heads and the security on border monitoring especially with the threats of Ebola in neighboring Guinea- Pujehun

5. District ACTIVITIES Radio Discussion Programme: Imperi, Voice of Women & Radio Bontico Station discussion program on EVD and COVID-19 Bonthe Hope FM discussion - Bombali Radio Discussion Topics: The second wave of Covid- 19 and resurgence of Ebola Radio COVID-19 measures and reemerging of EVD in Guinea preventive 93.3 radio

6. Trending Rumors Ebola is in Sierra Leone Falaba, Bo COVID-19 was not sponsored by the white people that is why they want to bring EVD again - Falaba COVID-19 is not in S/L and was never Bonthe Is the SERO survey meant for everyone? And When will the survey commence? Bo district

7. PHOTOS Bonthe Bombali Bo

8. Thank You !!!