Communicable Disease

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) – Health Help Desk COVID-19

Find the following resources about WASH: ICRC- Recommended PPE for WASH activities COVID-19 ICRC- Guidance to Water and Habitat Staff on COVID-19  IFRC Watsan Mission Assistant – COVID-19 for WASH practitioners Syrian Arab Red Crescent COVID-19 posters: awareness, handwashing, general measures, outdoor measures. WHO – Water, sanitation, hygiene and waste management for COVID-19 Wash’em Handwashing with […]

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Public Health Response – Health Help Desk COVID-19

Find the following resources about Public Health Response: EPIDEMIC CONTROL FOR VOLUNTEERS (ECV) Spitting etiquette – Epidemic Control for Volunteers. Languages: EN, SP, FR Sneezing etiquette – Epidemic Control for Volunteers. Languages: EN, SP, FR Guide for National Society teams_Rapid training for community response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak RCRC Prevention and key messages and

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General information and response options – Health Help Desk COVID-19

Find the following resources about General Information and Response Options: RISK, EVIDENCE, AND MODELLING Weekly & Bi-Weekly Updates – Evidence and Assessments  ACAPS Scenarios for COVID-19 Institute of Development Studies_ Secondary impacts of major disease outbreaks Evidence on COVID-19 transmission Languages:  EN, FR, AR, SP, STRATEGIC GUIDANCE  Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic Response: Quick Reference Guidance for

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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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