Creating lifesaving impact is the ultimate goal of any humanitarian organization, and this is especially true for the 192 National Societies that make up the International Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) Movement. The Movement, with the support of the International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent (IFRC), has strategically sought to greater leverage technology to […]
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The following evidence brief has been published as a joint collaboration between SRH/HRP and MCA: Companion of choice during labour and childbirth for improved quality of care. It updates and replaces a 2016 evidence brief on labour companionship with additional evidence, as well as an implementation section. These changes further emphasise the importance of quality of
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This is IFRC guidance on the use of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. These recommendations are based on the WHO guidelines on epidemic and pandemic-prone acute respiratory infections in health care, updated systematic review of randomized controlled trials, and evaluation of current evidence by WHO adhoc COVID-19 IPC Guidance Development Group.
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General Staff health guidance and Frequently asked questions for COVID-19.
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En atención a la pandemia por Covid-19 y a los consecuentes confinamientos, el Programa de Resiliencia ante Inundaciones de la Cruz Roja Mexicana, que forma parte de la Alianza Zurich de Resiliencia ante Inundaciones (ZFRA por sus siglas en inglés), suspendió todas las actividades comunitarias y presenciales. No obstante, el equipo de Resiliencia ante Inundaciones
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Facing the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns, the Flood Resilience Program of the Mexican Red Cross that is implemented as part of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance (ZFRA) had to stop all community and face-to-face activities. Instead, the flood resilience team developed and implemented the “Covid-19 Community Awareness Strategy”. This case study describes how the team
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IFRC: COVID19 and Recovery (updated by 25/08/20) This paper clarifies key concepts and terminology and proposes a general recovery approach for the COVID-19 Operation. It does not include detailed technical guidance for specific recovery interventions, as these are already covered by the guidance produced by sectors and other areas. It pulls together different aspects of
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This document, published by the UNFPA, is an update of an interim guidance originally published under the title ‘COVID-19 Technical Brief Package for Maternity Services Update 1: May 2020.’
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This is the Interim guidance for Red Cross and Red Crescent staff and volunteers working with older people during COVID-19 response, in Arabic.
This is the Interim guidance for Red Cross and Red Crescent staff and volunteers working with older people during COVID-19 response, in French.