Hand Hygiene is one of the most effective actions to reduce the spread of pathogens and prevent infections, including the COVID-19 virus. This document promotes the WHO global hand hygiene campaign SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands in the context of other hand hygiene initiatives launched by WHO for COVI...D-19, and provides rapid technical guidance.
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This children's booklet includes exercises and key messages on the coronavirus. The resource is designed for children aged 6+.
This Ebola Poster with its 20 Messages was developed with people working with children in schools in Sierra Leone during the Ebola crisis in 2014. It has been adapted in 2018. CfH has 100 other messages for children to learn and share in 10 health topics
WHO recommends member states provide universal access to public hand hygiene stations and making their use obligatory on entering and leaving any public or private commercial building and any public transport facility. It is also recommended that healthcare facilities improve access to and practice ...of hand hygiene.
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This fact sheet provides basic information about Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
Recently there have been increased concerns about the development and possible use of nuclear weapons by certain countries or by terrorists. This document provides advice to the general public on how best to act to minimize any health consequences in the event of a nuclear weapon explosi...on or if such an event is anticipated.
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This guidance will assist staff, students and caregivers in schools (including day care centres, pre-school, primary and secondary schools), higher educational institutions (including universities, research institutes) and other educational institutions with how to address coronavirus disease 2019 (...COVID-19) during different outbreak phases as defined in the Africa CDC Stepwise Response.
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http://www.uib.no/cih/en/resources/neurology-in-africa
Africa is a vast continent and neurological disorders are a common cause of disability and death. This practical neurology textbook is specifically written for Sub-Saharan Africa.... The aim of this book is for students to gain an understanding of neurology, learn the necessary clinical skills and obtain sufficient knowledge to care for patients presenting with neurological disorders. Diagnosis in neurology is based on accurate history and physical examination and this book emphasizes these principles
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Short, imaged-based course and poster that do not require high levels of literacy. These are designed to support locations with weaker health systems that are ill-prepared to deal with COVID-19 (2019-novel coronavirus).
This short guide to the Global Diabetes Compact explains what diabetes is and why action to improve prevention efforts, diagnosis and treatment is so urgent. It outlines the key asks associated with the Compact and emphasizes that increasing access to insulin, strengthening health systems and meanin...gfully engaging with people affected by diabetes are key to success.
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HIV & AIDS Treatment in Practice no. 201
This report presents the findings of research conducted by Child Soldiers International to assess the effectiveness of release, psychosocial recovery and reintegration interventions (commonly referred to as ‘DDR’) for girls associated with armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR...C). More specifically, it seeks to shed some light on the extent to which girls have been reached by DDR programmes, and on the appropriateness of this support where it was offered, mostly from the point of view of the girls themselves.
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This is a stressful time. Take care of yourself, so you can support your children.
Updated 8 June 2020