This document provides interim guidance on the management of the blood supply in response to the pandemic outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). It is intended for blood services, national health authorities, and others responsible for the provision of blood and blood components and integration of the blood system within the public health system. WHO will […]
Protecting the Blood Supply during Infectious Disease Outbreaks is guidance provided by the World Health Organization.
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Template Staff Health Guidelines for adaptation to the national context COVID-19. The document is available in English, French, Portuguese.
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Local actors,3 including civil society organisations, government, and the private sector, as well as communities themselves (including displaced communities), are critical in every humanitarian operation, and even more so in the current context that is shaped by restrictions on travel and movement because of COVID-19. Those actors include not only local NGOs, but also local
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The Recovery Capitals (ReCap) project applies a Community Capitals lens to disaster recovery to increase understanding about the interacting influences of social, built, financial, political, human, cultural and natural capital on wellbeing outcomes. It aims to support wellbeing after disasters by providing evidence-based guidance through a range of resources in different formats to accommodate different
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Scientific article about breastfeeding when COVID-19 positive
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Community-Based Health and First Aid (CBHFA) – COVID-19 Toolkit includes a Prevention game. Find a list of materials to implement this activity with the community. English Directions Game Tools Stories examples French Directions Game Tools Arabic Manual for community health volunteers and first aid Directions Game Stories examples Spanish Stories examples Portuguese Manual for community
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Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Programmes should be implemented at national and health care facility levels; it should include an IPC focal point at each facility. IPC should be an ongoing activity undertaken by all health workers. IPC programme involves training in IPC measures; including personal protective equipment (PPE) and understanding of modes of transmission
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Key recommendations for staff and volunteers on harm reduction services in time of Covid-19 crisis.
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How do you put on and take off a single-use mask? Graphic guidance on step by step process. Poster in English and French. Flyer in English and French.
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