Spitting etiquette – COVID-19
Spitting etiquette – Epidemic Control for Volunteers. Guidance is available in English, Spanish, and French.
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COVID-19 Weekly & Bi-Weekly Updates – Evidence and Assessments
These documents are a summary of the risk, evidence, and assessment related to COVID-19. These are updated now on an ad-hoc basis pending emerging evidence and trends. Previous monthly, bi-weekly and weekly updates are located below arranged by year. All updates have been compiled from publicly available sources unless otherwise stated. Regular updates transitioned to
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COVID-19 Strategy (World Health Organization)
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) pandemic is exacting a huge toll on individuals, families, communities, and societies across the world. Daily lives have been profoundly changed, economies have fallen into recession, and many of the traditional social, economic, and public health safety nets that many people rely on in times of hardship have been put
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COVID-19: Secondary impacts of major disease outbreaks
The Institute of Development Studies developed the report: Secondary impacts of major disease outbreaks in low- and middle-income countries. Question: What evidence exists regarding the secondary impacts of response and control measures to major disease outbreaks (e.g. SARS/H1N1/MERS/Ebola etc) in low- and middle-income countries with weak health systems or in pre-existing crises?
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ACAPS Scenarios for COVID-19
COVID-19: Scenarios: Possible global humanitarian developments over the next six months (April 2020).
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COVID-19 Guidance for Staff
COVID-19 Guidance for IFRC and Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies’ staff. Check this guidance frequently for updated versions. The updated version on 01.july 2020
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Staff Health – Frequently Asked Questions COVID-19
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on COVID-19 for IFRC and Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies’ personnel.
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Towards a Risk Informed COVID-19 approach
This document is technical guidance for Red Cross Red Crescent colleagues who are interested in applying a risk-informed approach vis-a-vis the COVID19 pandemic, using some of the insights and perspectives that are applicable in the disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation fields. The document advocates for a stronger multi-sectoral and multi-risk approach when pro-actively dealing
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Compounding Impacts of Hazards & COVID-19
This technical guidance highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic may undermine the resilience of communities and individuals affected by the primary and secondary effects of a hazard, as well as how a particular hazard may seriously worsen the conditions of people affected by COVID-19. It, therefore, calls for a fully integrated approach whereby these ‘compounding effects’
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Minimum standards for protection, gender and inclusion in emergencies
The IFRC’s Minimum standards for protection, gender, and inclusion (PGI) in emergencies is now in its second edition. This edition is the result of three years of testing, revision and feedback from protection, gender and inclusion (PGI) and sectoral specialists, based on use in the field by Red Cross and Red Crescent staff and volunteers
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