This is the Interim guidance for Red Cross and Red Crescent staff and volunteers working with older people during COVID-19 response, in English.
The checklist “Implementing COVID-19 responses in situations of armed conflict and other sensitive and insecure contexts” aims at being a pragmatic way to highlight SAF-inspired actions/reflection prompts for National Societies under each SAF elements throughout the Covid-19 response and beyond. This checklist is organised around what is already being done in the field by National Societies
To assist with the response to the pandemic, the WHO developed the WHO COVID-19 Essential Supplies Forecasting Tool (COVID-ESFT) to allow users to quantify for commodities used in the course of patient and disease management. The current version of the tool covers three categories of essential commodities: personal protective equipment (PPE), diagnostics, and case management.
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This document is based on WHO’s Rational Use of PPE for COVID-19 and Considerations During Severe Shortages. For WHO guidance on the extended use and reuse of PPE, please see: Table 2. Options for temporary measures due to the shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): extended use, reprocessing, or use of alternative PPE. This has
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There are two resources on the impact on COVID-19 on trafficking in persons (TiP): 1) A “Factsheet” – for a general audience This is a quick reference tool to support National Societies to consider how the Covid-19 global pandemic may place communities at increased risk of trafficking, how it may impact trafficked persons and
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Business Continuity Planning (BCP) is an essential and ongoing process owned and guided by the National Society’s senior management to ensure that the National Society continues to function during times of crisis, and resume business processes when its programs have been disrupted unexpectedly. The Red Cross Movement plays a critical role in the delivery of
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Video material for National Societies to inform the public about the importance of continuing to donate blood. Available in: – English (with audio) – English (no audio) – Spanish
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Patient Blood Management During the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic. Many of us are hearing of potential shortages of blood components and the call from blood centers for volunteers to donate during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Society for the Advancement of Blood Management recognizes the altruistic spirit and commitment to community that voluntary blood donors exhibit. Surprising
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The following measures included in the document can help to address staff concerns about their own safety. Front line blood center employees are directly addressed in CDC’s Interim Infection Control Guidance on COVID-19 for Personnel at Blood and Plasma Collection Facilities. Communicating your commitment to staff wellness and safety and providing appropriate educational and informational
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Strategies for a safe and sufficient blood supply during a pandemic. Find in the document some suggested strategies that blood services and other agencies (ie. WHO, AABB, ISBT) have found beneficial during COVID-19.
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