Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak Response Plan in West Africa July to December 2014 Annex 4
WORKSHOP ON INTERVENTIONS FOR EBOLA PREVENTION FOR PARISH PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS,
PPC CHAIRPERSONS AND LEADERS OF DIOCESAN ORGANIZATIONS at Diocesan Pastoral and Social Center August 19-20th and 22nd-23th 2014, Caritas Sierra Leone
The summary of the infection prevention and control (IPC) measures is for anyone providing direct and non-direct care to patients with suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD) in health-care facilities (HCFs). Essential IPC measures are also included in the Table which can be used as a stand...-alone tool.
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The WHO Ebola Response Team presents new data on Ebola symptoms, case fatality rate, and incubation period, and experts discuss actions needed to deal with the oubreak. Stay informed with Perspective and research articles, an interactive
map of confirmed and suspected cases, and links to the latest... updates on the Ebola Outbreak
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Online Training Course
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is one of many viral hemorrhagic fevers. It is a severe, often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates, and is one of the world's most contagious diseases. However, the infection can be controlled through recommended protective measures. For Gra...ssroot Audience. You can download the Education Module: http://www.wiredhealthresources.net/training/filling-station.html
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The Emergency Ministerial meeting on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) with Health Ministers agreeing on a range of priority actions to end the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The scale of the ongoing outbreak is unprecedented with reports of over 750 cases and 445 deaths in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia... since March 2014.
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Findings on maternal and child health in Nepal, Mozambique and
Rwanda, and neglected tropical diseases in Cambodia and Sierra Leone | This report synthesises findings from five country case studies from the health dimension of this project, which focus on maternal and child health (MCH) (Mozambique...,Nepal, Rwanda) and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)(Cambodia, Sierra Leone). MCH was selected given its centrality in two of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and its ability to act as a proxy for strengthened health systems. NTDs, while until recently relatively neglected in global policy debates, are now attracting more interest, not least because they are viewed as diseases of the poor whose treatment could positively impact on most of the other MDGs.
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This document provides information to assist countries in developing exit screening plans and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). This includes the method, tools, and sequence of screening; determining resource needs; communication messages; and the legal considerations of screening.