Information is power! Right information leads to change! Reaching every households in Sierra Leone with life-saving information about #Ebola is the aim: Today, the house-to-house information campaign starts! “If people don’t have access to the right information, we need to bring life-saving messages to them, where they live, at their doorsteps. The fight against Ebola will not be won in treatment centres only; it also needs to happen in every household,” says UNICEF Representative Roeland Monasch. “We have been sending life-saving messages through radio, TV and print, but it’s not enough. Rumours continue to spread, putting more lives at risk and hampering humanitarian efforts”. Over three days, more than 28,500 social mobilizers, youths and volunteers in teams of four will go door-to-door to reach 1.5 million households to share information on ways families can protect themselves against the Ebola virus disease and prevent its spread. Each group will consist of a health worker, a community volunteer, a youth leader and a teacher, who will knock on every door to dispel rumours and misconceptions about the Ebola virus disease and promote good practices, such as hand-washing with soap, among other interventions. Each household reached will receive information, education and communication materials on Ebola prevention and a bar of soap for hand washing. The initiative is led by the Ministry of Health in Sierra Leone, with support from local and international partners. Source: sl.one.un.org/2014/09/19/ebola-house-to-house-information-campaign-to-reach-every-households-in-sierra-leone-with-life-saving-information/ UNICEF Sierra Leone ©
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 22:33:28 +0000
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