The purpose of this brief is to provide practical tips for UNICEF country offices, partners and young people themselves on engaging adolescents and youth as part of the COVID-19 preparedness and response. As a first step, we recommend engaging with adolescents and youth to understand what their need...s are, and how they can take action. Consultations with adolescents and youth is your best ‘go-to’ resource to determine how UNICEF can engage, protect, and support adolescents and youth in the COVID-19 response.
Remember that the ‘do not harm’ principle must always be applied. All actions should be evaluated for potential risks for harm and, as necessary, plans developed to mitigate those risks.
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The context of the Ebola epidemic presented extreme challenges for Oxfam, as it did for many organisations. At the onset of the epidemic, there was a general lack of understanding of the disease and how to respond to it effectively and safely. A pervasive and persistent climate of fear, coupled with... changing predictions about the likely evolution of the epidemic, influenced analysis and response at all levels. There was strong pressure to treat the epidemic as a medical emergency requiring a medical response – organised through topdown processes – rather than standard humanitarian coordination
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This manual is intended to enable WASH practitioners
who work in Mozambique to contribute to the
reduction of WASH-preventable NTDs.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought social and economic crisis that is rapidly exacerbating an ongoing nutrition insecurity in Nigeria.
To contain the spread of the pandemic in Nigeria, the government has put in place a number of measures, one of which is the lockdown in the three states of Lagos, ...Ogun, FCT and lately Kano, which have high COVID-19 confirmed cases. Similarly, several other states have adopted measures, such as movement restriction, in order to curb the spread of the pandemic.
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По данным ВОЗ профилактика и борьба с инфекциями (ПКИЗ) –это научный подход и практическое решение, призванное предотвратить вред, который может быть причин...н инфекцией пациентам и медицинским работникам. Он основывается на исследовании инфекционных заболеваний, эпидемиологии, социологии и укреплении системы здравоохранения. ПКИЗзанимает уникальное положение в области обеспечения безопасности пациентов и общего охвата качественными услугами по охране здоровья, поскольку касается медицинских работников и пациентов при каждом контакте с системой здравоохранения.
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Заданими ВООЗ профілактика та контрольз інфекційними захворюваннями(ПКІЗ) –це науковий підхід та практичне рішення, покликане запобігти шкоді, яка може бути ...заподіянаінфекцією пацієнтамта медичнимпрацівникам. Вінґрунтується надослідженніінфекційних захворювань, епідеміології, соціологіїта зміцненні системи охорони здоров’я. ПКІЗзаймає унікальне положенняв галузі забезпечення безпеки пацієнтів та загальногоохоплення якісними послугами з охорони здоров’я, оскільки стосується медичних працівників та пацієнтів прикожному контакті з системою охорониздоров’я.
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Building the competence and confidence of nurse and midwife educators
ICAP Nurse Capacity Initiative offers its Campus to Clinic Curriculum to empower nursing educators and mentors with a new area of expertise. It opens the door to teach in new ways with confidence. It can be adapted to different c...ommunities, cultures, and countries
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Resistance happens when germs (bacteria and fungi) defeat the drugs designed to kill them. Any antibiotic use—in people, animals, or crops—can lead to resistance. Resistant germs are a One Health problem—they can spread between people, animals, and the environment.