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ObjetivoEl objetivodel documento es servir de guía de actuación para el manejo casos de COVID-19 en atención primaria.3.Recomendaciones generalesSe recomienda la colocación de información visual (carteles, folletos, etc.) en lugares estratégicosde los centros de atenció...
23 décembre 2020 Ce document résume les recommandations de l'OMS concernant l'utilisation rationnelle des équipements de protection individuelle (EPI) dans les établissements de soins de santé et les stratégies temporaires en cas de pénurie aiguë d'approvisionnement. Ce document contient ég...
إرشادات مبدئ ّیة
6 نیسان/ أبریل 2020
Esta é a primeira edição de orientações sobre estratégias de prevenção e controle de infecção (PCI) para utilizar quando houver suspeita de infecção por um novo coronavírus (2019-nCoV). Foi adaptado do guia da OMS de Prevenção e controle de infecções durante os cuidados de saúde pa...
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), sub-Saharan Africa has only 3% of the world’s health workers to cater for 11% of the world population, bearing over 25% of the global disease burden (WHO, 2014). With a steady increase in reported cases on the African Continent, the current COVID-1...
This document provides interim guidance on the prevention, identification and management of health worker infection in the context of COVID-19. It is intended for occupational health departments, infection prevention and control departments or focal points, health facility administrators and public ...
Reseña normativa
24 de Julio de 2020
La pandemia de COVID-19 ha afectado de manera desproporcionada a las personas de edad y especialmente a aquellas que viven
en los centros de atención de larga estancia. En muchos países, los datos demuestran que más del 40% de las muertes relacionadas
con...
The COVID-19 pandemic affects older people disproportionately, especially those living in long-term care facilities (LTCF) with significant impact on mortality and morbidity. Concerted action is needed to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 by enhancing infection prevention and control (IPC) measures wi...
Uso racional de equipamentos de proteção individual para a doença causada pelo coronavírus 2019 (COVID-19)
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Orientação provisória, 6 de abril de 2020
Este documento resume as recomendações da OMS para o uso racional de equipamentos de proteção individual (EPIs) em unidades de saúde e na assistência domiciliar, bem como no manuseio de cargas; avalia também a situação atual da cadeia de abastec...
The purpose of this document is to present and promote the minimum requirements for IPC programmes at the national and health care facility level, identified by expert consensus according to available evidence and in the context of the WHO core components.
The minimum requirements are defined as: I...
Временные рекомендации 25 января 2020 г.
Precauções básicas: higienização das mãos
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A maioria das infecções associadas a cuidados de saúde podem ser prevenidas com a correta higienização das mãos, ou seja, a limpeza das mãos nos momentos corretos, e da forma correta. As Diretrizes da OMS de higienização das mãos nos serviços de saúde incentivam a promoção e o aprimora...
Das Tragen von Mund-Nasen-Bedeckungen kann neben anderen Maßnahmen nach aktuellem Wissensstand helfen, die Verbreitung des Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 weiter einzudämmen – auch wenn keine Krankheitszeichen vorliegen. Dieses Merkblatt informiert über verschiedene Arten von Mund-Nasen-Bedeckungen, der...
в данном трехмодульном учебном пакете обосновывается необходимость скоординированного глобального плана реагирования на вспышку COVID-19. Даются также необходимые ...
Infection Prevention and Control Programmes
January 2020
This document has been developed to assist National Societies in deciding if and how they may wish to assist their government’s strategy for contact tracing as part of their response plan for COVID-19.
Health workers are at the front line of the COVID-19 outbreak response and as such are exposed to hazards that put them at risk of infection. Hazards include pathogen exposure, long working hours, psychological distress, fatigue, occupational burnout, stigma, and physical and psychological violence....
This document is updated.
Please check the document:Priority medical devices list for the COVID-19 response and associated technical specifications
