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COVID-19: occupational health and safety for health workers: interim guidance, Interim guidance 2 February 2021 Health workers are at the front line of the COVID-19 outbreak response and as such are exposed to different hazards that put them at risk. Occupational hazards include exposure to SARS-C ... more
Access to medical personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential for routine healthcare delivery, and a critical tool for containing outbreaks, as well as preventing and responding to pandemics. It is one of our most effective tools against COVID-19, and an undervalued tool more generally in infec ... more
24 Nov. 2021; This guidance provides considerations and a series of options that can be used to inform country strategies to minimise risk associated with shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE). Re-use and reprocessing of single use PPE must be a last-resort temporary measure that is impl ... more
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One of the many gender inequities in the health and care workforce that COVID-19 has exposed is around the fit and design of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The rapid onset and scale of COVID-19 led to shortages of PPE in most countries, causing preventable infection and mortality among healthc ... more
One of the many gender inequities in the health and care workforce that COVID-19 has exposed is around the fit and design of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The rapid onset and scale of COVID-19 led to shortages of PPE in most countries, causing preventable infection and mortality among healthc ... more
The aim of this document is to support public health preparedness planning with regard to personal protective equipment (PPE) needs in healthcare settings where patients suspected or confirmed to have been infected with the novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV are being treated.
Prevención y control de infecciones y nuevo coronavirus (COVID-19): precauciones estándares y uso de equipos de protección personal Agenda Visión general de la historia natural del COVID-19 Precauciones estándares Precauciones adicionales según mecanismos de transmisión Evaluación de ri ... more
Lancet Respir Med 2020Published OnlineMarch 20, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30134-
Временное руководство 6 апреля 2020 г. В настоящем документе кратко изложены рекомендации ВОЗ по рациональному использованию средств индивидуальной защиты (СИЗ) в ... more
Временные рекомендации 4 марта 2020 г. Данный инструмент предназначен для лечебных учреждений, в которых осуществлялся уход за пациентами с COVID-19 или в которые пос ... more

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Primary health care workers and masks

Practical Approach to Care Kit (PACK); University of Cape Town; Knowledge Translation Unit (University of Cape Tow Lung Institute) Practical Approach to Care Kit (PACK); University of Cape Town; Knowledge Translation Unit (University of Cape Tow Lung Institute) (2020) C2
Updated 20 March 2020
This document aims to provide advice on the use of cloth face masks and sterilisation of respirators and surgical masks as an alternative in healthcare settings with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases if there is a shortage of specialised surgical masks and respirators.
This document is updated. Please check the document:Priority medical devices list for the COVID-19 response and associated technical specifications
This is a guide for healthcare workers involved in patient care activities in a healthcare setting. It aims to show the type of personal protective equipment or PPE needed to correctly protect oneself. Based on the current available evidence, the WHO recommended PPE for the care of COVID patients ar ... more
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