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Red Cross Red Crescent Health Actions to Respond to COVID-19 – 2021 update

National Societies’ and volunteers’ roles will change through the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic in their respective countries/communities, based on which public health, clinical and health systems activities are likely to be most impactful. National Societies must work with their public authorities so that both government and NS understand their respective mandates and the roles […]

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RCRC Prevention and key messages and Risk Communication and Community Engagement

These documents offer guidance on how to understand prevention methods, the importance of good community engagement, why misinformation and fear can drive people away from living healthy, the key function of hand-washing in minimizing the spread of the virus, and communication and behavior change. Sneezing and spitting etiquette tools are also offered below.    

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Guide for National Society teams including health coordinators, supervisors, branch officers & volunteers: Rapid training for community response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak (23/2/20)

This guide is developed for National Society teams to: • develop basic understanding of the virus • identify transmission route of the virus and the chain of infection • develop understanding of key health messages and preventative measures • define the National Society role in protecting the community • develop an understanding of: o home

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Checklist – Mobilization of Personnel for novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) response

This checklist is intended to assist National Societies to manage responders, both staff and volunteers when preparing for and responding to the Coronavirus outbreak. It is recommended to use this checklist as a suggested consideration point and adapting them to the needs of your operation and your responders. The safety and care of the responders

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IFRC Child Safeguarding during COVID-19 preparedness, response and recovery

Child safeguarding refers to the actions that a humanitarian agency takes in order to ensure all the children it serves, or comes into contact with, are safe from harm, including violence, abuse and exploitation. Child safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility including in emergencies. Like all humanitarian agencies, Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies are expected

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