In Ouanaminthe (North-East department), the protocol for the detection of COVID-19 cases among migrants who return from the Dominican Republic is being implemented.

1,500 hygiene kits and sensitization materials (more than 2,000 flyers) have been sent to Ouanaminthe for an upcoming distribution to migrants. The center that was identified to serve as a quarantine space is being rehabilitated by IOM. Training of staff from the MSPP, POLIFRONT (border police), ONM (National Migration Office), and PAHO/WHO is ongoing to ensure a good implementation of the protocol.

A joint MSPP-IOM-PAHO/WHO field visit was organized to Belladere on Wednesday 15 April to meet the local authorities and partners to discuss the implementation of the protocol at this official border crossing point. Water, sanitation and hygiene installations were assessed by a joint team from UNICEF, Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) and OREPA Centre, who are ready to intervene.

A list of needs will be shared by the Departmental Director of the MSPP in order to rehabilitate the identified quarantine centre and another visit will be organized to include the surveillance of strategic unofficial border crossing points near Belladere.

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