A parliamentary event was held on February 11 with Archbishop Edward Thamba Charles (Catholic Archbishop of Freetown) and Rev. Fr Peter Conteh (Director of Caritas, Freetown) speaking as panelists on the crucial role of faith leaders on the Ebola crisis.
Accompanying this meeting was the release of the CAFOD, Christian Aid, and Tearfund briefing “The Crucial Role of Faith Leaders in the Ebola Response: Unrealised Potential?” The briefing includes calls for ensuring that forthcoming review into the Ebola response consider whether the role of faith leaders was fully utilised from the start of the outbreak, for independent research into their role in behaviour change and that Ebola recovery plans include a clear strategy for working with faith leaders.
The draft Ebola recovery plans will be presented at a conference in Brussels on March 3rd and then finalised at the World Bank Spring meetings in April.