This interim guidance has been updated with advice on safe and appropriate home care for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and on the public health measures related to the management of their contacts.
The 2014–2015 Ebola outbreak was catastrophic in West Africa but the indirect impact of increasing the mortality rates of other conditions was also substantial. The increased number of deaths caused by malaria, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis attributable to health system failures exceeded deaths from ...Ebola.
With a relatively limited COVID-19 caseload, health systems may have the capacity to maintain routine service delivery in addition to managing COVID-19 cases. When caseloads are high, and/or health workers are directly affected, strategic adaptations are required to ensure that increasingly limited resources provide maximum benefit for the refugees and surrounding host population. The following are key considerations for UNHCR operations on prioritized health care services in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak. These are based on WHO Guidance for Maintaining Essential Health Services and UNHCR guidance for operations and where relevant operation or site level outbreak preparedness and response plans.
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Guidance on easing lockdown in Arabic Version
The COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly evolving global crisis and there
is much that is still emerging in terms of the psychosocial and mental
health consequences for the diverse populations affected by this
emergency. This toolkit is based on what is currently available and
will be updated as addit...ional resources become available.
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The 'asks' have been prepared for private businesses to take concrete actions in the COVID19 pandemic.
This technical guidance outlines current evidence, knowledge and best practice relating to incidences of violence and injuries among refugees and migrants in the WHO European Region. It highlights key principles, summarizes priority actions and challenges, maps existing international commitments and... frameworks and provides practical policy considerations for preventing and responding to such challenges. Specific areas for intervention include ensuring safe passage for migration; addressing causes of violence and injuries in transit and destination countries, including changing norms and values; identifying victims and providing care and protection; investigating and prosecuting perpetrators; and strengthening the knowledge base. While the main intended audience of this technical guidance series are policy-makers across sectors at local, national and regional levels, the contents of this publication will also be of value for health-care practitioners and law enforcement and border protection officials.
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Arabic Version of: Guidance on Environmental decontamination in the context of COVID-19
An infographic providing tips on how to safely engage with communities while conducting face-to-face meetings during COVID-19.
This checklist is to accompany the full Interim Technical Note on Protection form Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) during COVIID-19 Response.
How to respond to Covid19 pandemic in West and Central Africa
In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the outbreak of COVID-19, the disease caused by a new coronavirus, constituted a pandemic, given the speed and scale of its transmission. The Region of the Americas is characterized by its rich multi-ethnic and multicultural heritage. ...Nonetheless, indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants, and other ethnic groups are often subject to discrimination and exclusion, resulting in health inequities. COVID-19 may have a greater impact on certain populations, such as indigenous peoples and Afro-descendants.
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This guide focuses on three main areas: how to support a person whose condition warrants home care because of non-severe symptoms and home care is recommended by local jurisdictions; how to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the home; and how to provide emotional support to family members. While this... manual provides information on danger signs of COVID-19, it should not be used as a guide for when and how a person who has COVID-19 (or its symptoms) should seek medical care. All content adapted to different countries should reflect local policy guidelines and recommendations.
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]. تختلف مخاطر التلوث COVID-19المادية في سياق جائحة مرض فيروس كـــورونـا المستجد [السطحي وانتقال العدوى باختلاف نوع الإعداد وحجم السكان الذين يترددون على كل مكان (مثل: م...افق الرعاية الصحية، والنقل العام، وغيرها من المرافق / أماكنيوضح هذا الدليل بالتفصيل المبادئ والإجراءات الأساسية للتطهير التي ينبغي اتباعها لتطهير البيئة العمل المزدحمة)، على الرغم من أن ا لعدم قدرتنا على تغطية كل موقف هنا، فإنه من الممكن ًمبادئ التطهير البيئي تظل كما هي. ونظرالقيام بتكييف هذا الدليل مع المواقف الفردية عند ظهورها. يركز هذا الدليل على كيفية تنفيذ عملية ، والذي تم )۱(ا وينبغي تقديمه كجزء من برنامج مخطط له ومحسوب المواردًإزالة التلوث البيئي عملي.]COVID-19دمجه بالكامل مع جهود الاستجابة الأخرى لمرض فيروس كـــورونـا المستج
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The Government of Republic of Zambia reported the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 on 18th March 2020. As of April 27th, 2020, there were 89 confirmed cases, three deaths and 42 recoveries. Confirmed cases are located in three provinces: Lusaka (83 cases), Copperbelt province (5 cases) and Central ...(1 case). Zambia introduced a series of measures including closure of three international airports, closure of all schools, movement restrictions and closure of non-essential services such as restaurant, bar, gym and public gatherings to curb the transmission rate.
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Le présent Plan du SNU en RDC d’appui à la réponse socioéconomique au COVID-19 est adossé au Programme Multisectoriel d’Urgence d’Atténuation des effets de la COVID-19 en RDC, formulé par le Gouvernement, avec le soutien des partenaires au développement. Il est également aligné au Pl...an Cadre des Nations Unies de Coopération au Développement Durable (UNSDCF) et adossé aux cinq piliers du Programme cadre des NU pour la réponse socioéconomique immédiate au COVID-19, développé par UNDG, qui fait référence au rapport du SG des NU intitulé « Solidarité mondiale, responsabilité partagée : impacts socioéconomiques de la COVID-19 ».
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A toolkit containing links to videos which use clay figures to address topics relating to COVID-19, such as stigma and rumours, as well as issues surrounding migration, including social inclusion.
This is a real time documentation of strategies and solutions impacting behavioral outcomes critical to pandemic response that can immediately be used by a variety of stakeholders.
This particular playbook addresses behavioral challenges with respect to physical (not social) distancing.