The Emergency Operation (EMOP 200761) aims at delivering food alongside the health response in order to prevent the health crisis from becoming a food and nutrition crisis. The Special Operation (SO 200773) has been established to augment the capacity of the humanitarian response under the United Nations System umbrella, and to support UNMEER efforts to stop the spread of Ebola. Target groups : Emergency Operation: ◾Confirmed/suspected cases in hospitals receiving medical care; ◾Confirmed/suspected contact cases in quarantine/observation; ◾Communities in “hot zones” where availability and access to food is anticipated to have deteriorated. Special Operation: Wider humanitarian community and government partners as well as beneficiaries receiving assistance. Medium-term outcomes : Through its Regional Emergency Operation, WFP aims to assist as many as 1.3 million people. Through this Special Operation, WFP aims to 1.provide logistics, infrastructural support to UNMEER to enhance the efficiency of the humanitarian response; 2.provide access to humanitarian personnel to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance and 3.support strategic management of WFP’s preparedness and response for Ebola and other related hazards globally. Contract partner: United Nations Organization (UNO) ◾ World Food Programme Other partners: WFP is working alongside national governments, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners. Swiss budget: CHF 4'000'000