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The COVID-19 Communication and Community Engagement HUB

The Communication Initiative Network (2020) CC

The Network for Shared Knowledge and Active Dialogue in Support of Effective COVID-19 Action

COVID-19 Impacts on African Children - How to Protect-a-generation at Risk

Save the Children (2020) C1

This policy paper underscores that, although children do not represent a high-risk group for direct COVID-19 fatality, the pandemic posts far-reaching secondary impacts that heighten risks to African children’s rights and wellbeing.

Стандартные меры предосторожности: Гигиена рук

Open WHO; World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Большинство инфекций, угрожающих здоровью, можно предотвратить благодаря хорошей гигиене рук - мытью рук в нужное время и правильным способом. Руководящие принцип ... more

Refugee children hard hit by coronavirus school closures

UNICEF (2020) C_UNICEF

“There’s a big risk that inequalities in education will widen,” said Rebecca Telford, education chief for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. She noted that while many countries have acted quickly to roll out distance learning programmes, there have been few targeted interventions to ensure they are ... more

Medical PPE production in Africa: Promoting Local Manufacturers to support the COVID-19 Response (Workshop report)

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) C1

The global pandemic has highlighted fragility in international supply chains and the dependency of many African countries on imported personal protective equipment (PPE). Market pressures have also increased prices for imported supplies and put additional pressure on areas with limited resources for ... more

Salud Mental Perfil del País- Ecuador

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2020) C_WHO

Salud Mental Perfil del País- Ecuador

Human rights, the environment and Covid-19 key messages

UN HRC, UNEP (2020) C2

The following key messages on human rights, the environment and COVID-19 highlight essential human rights obligations and responsibilities of States and others, including businesses, in addressing and responding to the COVID-19 crisis.

COVID-19 Basic Measures: For healthcare and deathcare workers in the handling of the dead (Arabic)

International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2020) C1

Prevention and management of CVD in LMICs: why do ethnicity, culture, and context matter?

Anand, S.; Bradshaw, C.; Prabhakaran, D. BMC Medicine (2020) CC

Background Low- and middle-income countries now experience the highest prevalence and mortality rates of cardiovascular disease. Main text While improving the availability and delivery of proven, effective therapies will no doubt mitigate this burden, we posit that studies evaluating cardiovasc ... more

Clinical Effectiveness COVID-19 Resources Available to All

Wolters Kluwer (2020) CC

UpToDate® Guest Pass COVID-19 Clinical Topics in UpToDate Clinical Drug Information in Lexicomp® COVID-19 Content as a Service (CaaS) Patient Information and Resources

Rights in the time of COVID-19 — Lessons from HIV for an effective, community-led response (Arabic Version)

UNAIDS (2020) CC

19ي زمن الكوفيدفالحقوق COVID-19دروس من فيروس نقص المناعة البشري من أجل استجابة فعالة يقودها المجتمع.

Положение дел в области санитарно-эпидемиологического надзора за состоянием окружающей среды на предмет выявления вируса SARS-CoV-2

Всемирная Организация Здравоохранения ВОЗ (2020) C_WHO

Эпиднадзор за состоянием окружающей среды посредством исследования сточных вод на наличие патогенных микроорганизмов давно применяется в общественном здравоох� ... more

Community-Led Action (CLA) for COVID-19

GOAL; Irish Aid (2020) CC

A Resource Guide for Country Offices

Covid-19: WASH and handwashing

Humanitarian Library (2020) CC

This Collection links to the websites of providers of free training. We monitor these links regularly, however if the training providers change their websites, some of these links may not work. All other resources on the Humanitarian Library can be downloaded directly from the Library. This collect ... more

Die Pandemie in Deutschland in den nächsten Monaten - Ziele, Schwerpunktthemen und Instrumente für den Infektionsschutz

Robert-Koch-Institut RKI (2020) C1

Dieses Strategiepapier leitet aus den bisherigen Erfahrungen in der SARS-CoV2-Pandemie Schwerpunkte für die Pandemiekontrolle in den kommenden Monaten ab. Ziel des Papiers ist es, eine Perspektive für die Entwicklung und Eingrenzung der Pandemie in Deutschland aufzuzeigen

WHO recommendation on routes of oxytocin administration for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage after vaginal birth

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

The recommendation in this document thus supersedes the previous WHO recommendation for the prevention of PPH as published in the 2012 guideline

medRxiv- The preprint server for health sciences
recommended

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; BMJ; Yale (2020) C1

Preprints are preliminary reports of work that have not been certified by peer review. They should not be relied on to guide clinical practice or health-related behavior and should not be reported in news media as established information. COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 preprints from medRxiv and bioRxiv

Tips for parents and caregivers: Keeping children safe online during the COVID-19 pandemic

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2020) C1

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all aspects of our lives. With schools closed and lockdowns imposed, many children and young people are spending all their time at home. Much of that time may be spent online, often for much longer than is usual. Being able to connect online provides valuable op ... more

Covid-19 preparedness and response - Safeguarding the health of detainees, staff and communities

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (2020) C2

COVID-19 poses challenges in places of detention, given the specific vulnerabilities of detainees and difficulty of containing outbreaks in such settings. The ICRC's approach to COVID-19 in detention is anchored in support to the authorities who are primarily and ultimately responsible for the wellb ... more