One Health Partners Review Lassa Fever and EVD Messages/IEC Materials
With support from Breakthrough ACTION, human and animal health partners dubbed (One Health) have today, Wednesday, August 2, concluded a 3-day message review and IEC materials development workshop in Bo, Southern Sieria Leone.
The purpose of the 3-day workshop is part of a preparedness plan to prevent and respond to future viral hemorrhagic fevers (Lassa fever and EVD), as well as to have revised and harmonized/consistent messages and Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) materials on Lassa fever and EVD.
The workshop attracted participants from the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Ministry of Agriculture, Environment Protection Agency (EPA), the Councils, Inter Religious Council, Local Authorities, Market Women Association, Goal SL, and Spill Over.
The draft messages and IEC materials will be pre-tested in communities, and concerns and inputs from field pretests will be consolidated together with expert inputs and concerns, followed by validation of the materials and dissemination.
This review came at a time when there were threats of Lassa fever in Bo, Tonkolili, and Koinadugu, including the Ebola virus.
