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orientaciones provisionales, 23 de abril de 2020
Eau, assainissement, hygiène et gestion des déchets en rapport avec le virus responsable de la COVID-19
recommended
orientations provisoires, 23 avril 2020
Patients with suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can infect others at any time, including during transfer and transport. COVID-19 is a new infectious disease that requires contact and droplet precautions; lapses in infection prevention and control (IPC) can easily happen at vulnerable mom...
Primary care can play a significant role in the COVID-19 response by differentiating patients with respiratory symptoms from those with COVID-19, making an early diagnosis, helping vulnerable people cope with their anxiety about the virus, and reducing the demand for hospital services. This document...
24 апреля 2020 г.
Рекомендации в отношении политики для Европейского региона ВОЗ
В настоящем документе описаны основные факторы, которые государствам-членам реком...
Стратегические рекомендации для Европейского региона ВОЗ
24 апреля 2020 г.
19 March 2020
Technical documentation
The purpose of this document is to offer guidance to Member States on quarantine measures for individuals in the context of COVID-19. It is intended for those responsible for establishing local or national policy for quarantine of individuals, and adherence ...
Supply of essential medicines and health technologies (6 April 2020)
This paper is one of a set of technical guidance papers developed by the WHO Regional Office for Europe to provide practical information and resources for decision-makers on measures to strengthen the health system response to C...
Accessed: 02.05.2020
The COVID-19 Hygiene Hub is a free service to help actors in low- and middle-income countries rapidly share, design, and adapt evidence-based hygiene interventions to combat COVID-19.
Accessed: 02.05.2020
These interim IPC recommendations for health settings have been developed through the contributions of many individuals and institutions, such as the Centers for Disease Control-Kenya; ITECH; US Agency for International Development (USAID) Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceu...
Diante da natureza patogênica e virulenta do vírus SARS-CoV-2 e da evolução da epidemia de COVID, o governo decidiu, dia 15 de março de 2020, impor restrições à circulação da população para reduzir a propagação do vírus, proteger as pessoas em risco e preservar as cap...
Preparación y respuesta a la emergencia del COVID-19
Orientação provisória 17 de março de 2020
Esta orientação rápida destina-se a profissionais de saúde pública e de prevenção e controle de infecção (PCI), gestores e profissionais de saúde, ao abordar questões relacionadas ao atendimento domiciliar de pacientes com suspeita de infecç...
Fornecer recomendações sobre manejo de cadáveres no contexto do novo coronavírus (COVID-19) em locais de assistência à saúde. Essas recomendações são preliminares e estão sujeitas à revisão conforme novas evidências forem disponibilizadas.
Esta é a primeira edição da orientação sobre estratégias de prevenção e controle de infecções (PCI) que devem ser aplicadas quando houver suspeita de COVID-19. Ela foi adaptada do documento da OMS sobre prevenção e controle de infecções durante prestação de cuidados de saúde para ca...
Os trabalhadores da saúde estão na linha de frente para resposta ao surto de COVID-19, portanto, estão expostos a perigos que os colocam em risco de infecção. Os perigos incluem exposição ao patógeno, longas jornadas de trabalho, estresse emocional, fatiga, síndrome do esgotamento físico e...
Esta orientação provisória é para todos, inclusive os administradores de instituições de saúde e necrotérios, autoridades religiosas e de saúde pública, e familiares que tenham que cuidar do corpo de pessoas que morreram com suspeita ouconfirmação de COVID-19.Estas recomendações estão...
As medidas não farmacêuticas incluem medidas de proteção pessoal, medidas ambientais, medidas de distanciamento social e medidas relacionadas com as viagens. Estas considerações detalham a implementação de medidas de distanciamento social e medidas relacionadas com as viagens (doravante deno...
