Liberia: IFC Supports Small and Medium Enterprises to Cope With Ebola

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, yesterday delivered hygiene and educational materials to Access Bank Liberia as part of the partners' wider efforts to help Liberian private sector combat the health and financial risks posed by the Ebola outbreak.

The materials were made available through IFC's Conflict Affected States in Africa Initiative (CASA) and consist of hundreds of Veronica Buckets, soap, boxes of bleach, medical thermometers, and educational posters, all to help control the spread of the Ebola, which has killed about 2,800 people in Liberia and taken a toll on its economy.

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