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World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

OpenWHO is WHO’s new interactive, web-based, knowledge-transfer platform offering online courses to improve the response to health emergencies. OpenWHO enables the Organization and its key partners to transfer life-saving knowledge to large numbers of frontline responders. On this platform you find online courses on: Pandemic and epidemic-prone diseases; Incident Management System; MERS; Ebola; Public Health Interventions; Risk communication; Predeployment training GO; ZIKA; Influenz

Tags: e-learning, Online Courses, Disaster Preparedness, Ebola preparedness, Epidemic Preparedness, Training, Disease Prevention & Control, cholera, MERS, Pest, peste, Surveillance, monkeypox, Influenza, risk communication, Zika, lassa fever,

Source: https://openwho.org/

Handbook for public health capacity-building at ground crossings and cross-border collaboration

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C1

This handbook follows a comprehensive approach to health system strengthening at borders in order to support IHR national focal points and other national agencies in developing and implementing evidence-based action plans for IHR capacity development at ground crossings. The approach includes the movement of travellers and baggage, cargo, containers, conveyances, goods and postal parcels across ground crossings, as well as the interaction with adjacent border communities. Other factors can be considered, if needed, throughout the risk assessment

Tags: health system, health system strengthening, outbreak, risk assessment,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream

Hazard definition and classification review

UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction UNDRR (2020) C1

According to the International Science Council, the report focuses on identifying the scope of hazards that should be considered in risk reduction efforts, and provides scientifically robust and internationally agreed definitions of these hazards

Tags: risk reduction, natural hazard, earthquake, typhoon, heat wave, cyclone, epidemic,

Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in

Management of ill travelers at points of entry in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C1

Under the International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005, public health authorities at international ports, airports and ground crossings are required to establish effective contingency plans and arrangements for responding to events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern and to communicate with their National IHR Focal Point about relevant public health measures. The current outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease has spread across borders through travelers, conveyances, which has prompted demands for the detection and management of suspected cases at points of entry (POE), including ports, airports and ground crossings, on board conveyances

Tags: travellers, country preparedness, preparedness, Outbreak Control, outbreak preparedness, cross-border migration, border control, airport, ports,

Source: https://extranet.who.int/hslp/training/c

How to use social media to better engage people affected by crises

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA); ICRC (2020) C1

A brief guide for those using social media in humanitarian organizations

Tags: social media, communication, humanitarian aid,

Source: https://ifrc-1.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.c

World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF; IFRC (2020) C_WHO

Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) is an essential component of your health emergency preparedness and response action plan. This tool is designed to support risk communication, community engagement staff and responders working with national health authorities, and other partners to develop, implement and monitor an effective action plan for communicating effectively with the public, engaging with communities, local partners and other stakeholders to help prepare and protect individuals, families and the public’s health during early response to COVID-19

Tags: risk communication, outbreak preparedness, SARS-CoV-2, novel coronavirus,

Source: https://www.epi-win.com/sites/epiwin/fil

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). A novel coronavirus (CoV) was identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China. This is a new coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans. This course provides a general introduction to nCoV and emerging respiratory viruses and is intended for public health professionals, incident managers and personnel working for the United Nations, international organizations and NGOs. This course is also available in the following languages: français - Español - 中文 - Português - العربية - русский - Türkçe - српски језик - فارسی - हिन्दी, हिंदी - македонски јазик - Tiếng Việt - Indian sign language - magyar - Bahasa Indonesia - বাংলা - اردو - Kiswahili - አማርኛ - ଓଡିଆ - Hausa - Tetun - Deutsch - Èdè Yorùbá - Asụsụ Igbo - ਪੰਜਾਬੀ - isiZul

Tags: Online Courses, Respiratory Infections,

Source: https://openwho.org/courses/introduction

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2020) C_WHO

Les coronavirus sont une vaste famille de virus susceptibles de provoquer des maladies diverses chez l'homme, allant du simple rhume au syndrome respiratoire du Moyen-Orient (MERS) et au syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère (SRAS). Un nouveau coronavirus (CoV) a été identifié en 2019 à Wuhan, en Chine. Il s'agit d'un nouveau coronavirus qui n'avait pas encore été identifié chez l'homme. Ce cours constitue une introduction générale au nCoV et aux virus respiratoires émergents ; il est destiné aux professionnels de santé publique, aux gestionnaires d'incidents, coordonnateurs d’urgence et aux collaborateurs travaillant pour les Nations Unies, les organisations internationales, ainsi que les ONG

Tags: Online Courses, ncov, noveau coronavirus, covid19,

Source: https://openwho.org/courses/introduction

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2020) C_WHO

Coronavirus es una gran familia de virus conocidos por causar enfermedades que van desde un resfriado común hasta manifestaciones clínicas más severas como las observadas en el Síndrome respiratorio por el coronavirus de Oriente Medio (MERS) y el Síndrome espiratorio agudo grave (SARS). Un nuevo coronavirus (2019-n-CoV) se identificó en 2019 en Wuhan, China. Este es un nuevo coronavirus que no se ha identificado previamente en humanos. Este curso ofrece una introducción general al 2019-nCoV y a los virus respiratorios emergentes .Está dirigido a profesionales de la salud pública, gerentes de incidentes, personal que trabaja para las Naciones Unidas, organizaciones internacionales y ONGs

Tags: nCOV, covid19, Online Courses, nuevos coronavirus,

Source: https://openwho.org/courses/introduccion

ACAPS: Global Emergency overview

ACAPS (Assessment Capacities Project) (2020) CC

The Global Emergency Overview shows on a map: weekly picks, severe humanitarian crisis, humanitarian crisis, situation of concern.

Tags: map, emergency, risk, situation update, humanitarian crisis,

Source: https://www.acaps.org/countries

	OpenWHO. Access essential knowledge for managing public health emergencies World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO Open external link (3553) Add to my MEDBOX OpenWHO is WHO’s new interactive, web-based, knowledge-transfer platform offering online courses to improve the response to health emergencies. OpenWHO enables the Organization and its key partners to transfer life-saving knowledge to large numbers of frontline responders. On this platform you find online courses on: Pandemic and epidemic-prone diseases; Incident Management System; MERS; Ebola; Public Health Interventions; Risk communication; Predeployment training GO; ZIKA; Influenz Tags: e-learning, Online Courses, Disaster Preparedness, Ebola preparedness, Epidemic Preparedness, Training, Disease Prevention & Control, cholera, MERS, Pest, peste, Surveillance, monkeypox, Influenza, risk communication, Zika, lassa fever, Source: https://openwho.org/
	Handbook for public health capacity-building at ground crossings and cross-border collaboration World Health Organization WHO (2020) C1 View PDF(26) Download (78) Add to my MEDBOX This handbook follows a comprehensive approach to health system strengthening at borders in order to support IHR national focal points and other national agencies in developing and implementing evidence-based action plans for IHR capacity development at ground crossings. The approach includes the movement of travellers and baggage, cargo, containers, conveyances, goods and postal parcels across ground crossings, as well as the interaction with adjacent border communities. Other factors can be considered, if needed, throughout the risk assessment Tags: health system, health system strengthening, outbreak, risk assessment, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream
	Hazard definition and classification review UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction UNDRR (2020) C1 View PDF(118) Download (155) Add to my MEDBOX According to the International Science Council, the report focuses on identifying the scope of hazards that should be considered in risk reduction efforts, and provides scientifically robust and internationally agreed definitions of these hazards Tags: risk reduction, natural hazard, earthquake, typhoon, heat wave, cyclone, epidemic, Source: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.in
	Management of ill travelers at points of entry in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak World Health Organization WHO (2020) C1 Open external link (505) Add to my MEDBOX Under the International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005, public health authorities at international ports, airports and ground crossings are required to establish effective contingency plans and arrangements for responding to events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern and to communicate with their National IHR Focal Point about relevant public health measures. The current outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease has spread across borders through travelers, conveyances, which has prompted demands for the detection and management of suspected cases at points of entry (POE), including ports, airports and ground crossings, on board conveyances Tags: travellers, country preparedness, preparedness, Outbreak Control, outbreak preparedness, cross-border migration, border control, airport, ports, Source: https://extranet.who.int/hslp/training/c
	How to use social media to better engage people affected by crises UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA); ICRC (2020) C1 View PDF(24) Download (67) Add to my MEDBOX A brief guide for those using social media in humanitarian organizations Tags: social media, communication, humanitarian aid, Source: https://ifrc-1.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.c
	RCCE Action Plan Guidance COVID-19 Preparedness and Response World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF; IFRC (2020) C_WHO View PDF(63) Download (50) Add to my MEDBOX Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) is an essential component of your health emergency preparedness and response action plan. This tool is designed to support risk communication, community engagement staff and responders working with national health authorities, and other partners to develop, implement and monitor an effective action plan for communicating effectively with the public, engaging with communities, local partners and other stakeholders to help prepare and protect individuals, families and the public’s health during early response to COVID-19 Tags: risk communication, outbreak preparedness, SARS-CoV-2, novel coronavirus, Source: https://www.epi-win.com/sites/epiwin/fil
	Emerging respiratory viruses, including nCoV: methods for detection, prevention, response and control World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO Open external link (735) Add to my MEDBOX Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). A novel coronavirus (CoV) was identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China. This is a new coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans. This course provides a general introduction to nCoV and emerging respiratory viruses and is intended for public health professionals, incident managers and personnel working for the United Nations, international organizations and NGOs. This course is also available in the following languages: français - Español - 中文 - Português - العربية - русский - Türkçe - српски језик - فارسی - हिन्दी, हिंदी - македонски јазик - Tiếng Việt - Indian sign language - magyar - Bahasa Indonesia - বাংলা - اردو - Kiswahili - አማርኛ - ଓଡିଆ - Hausa - Tetun - Deutsch - Èdè Yorùbá - Asụsụ Igbo - ਪੰਜਾਬੀ - isiZul Tags: Online Courses, Respiratory Infections, Source: https://openwho.org/courses/introduction
	Virus respiratoires émergents, y compris le nCoV : méthodes de détection, de prévention, de réponse et de contrôle Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2020) C_WHO Open external link (574) Add to my MEDBOX Les coronavirus sont une vaste famille de virus susceptibles de provoquer des maladies diverses chez l'homme, allant du simple rhume au syndrome respiratoire du Moyen-Orient (MERS) et au syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère (SRAS). Un nouveau coronavirus (CoV) a été identifié en 2019 à Wuhan, en Chine. Il s'agit d'un nouveau coronavirus qui n'avait pas encore été identifié chez l'homme. Ce cours constitue une introduction générale au nCoV et aux virus respiratoires émergents ; il est destiné aux professionnels de santé publique, aux gestionnaires d'incidents, coordonnateurs d’urgence et aux collaborateurs travaillant pour les Nations Unies, les organisations internationales, ainsi que les ONG Tags: Online Courses, ncov, noveau coronavirus, covid19, Source: https://openwho.org/courses/introduction
	Nuevos virus respiratorios, incluido el 2019-nCoV: métodos de detección, prevención, respuesta y control Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2020) C_WHO View PDF(38) Download (36) Add to my MEDBOX Coronavirus es una gran familia de virus conocidos por causar enfermedades que van desde un resfriado común hasta manifestaciones clínicas más severas como las observadas en el Síndrome respiratorio por el coronavirus de Oriente Medio (MERS) y el Síndrome espiratorio agudo grave (SARS). Un nuevo coronavirus (2019-n-CoV) se identificó en 2019 en Wuhan, China. Este es un nuevo coronavirus que no se ha identificado previamente en humanos. Este curso ofrece una introducción general al 2019-nCoV y a los virus respiratorios emergentes .Está dirigido a profesionales de la salud pública, gerentes de incidentes, personal que trabaja para las Naciones Unidas, organizaciones internacionales y ONGs Tags: nCOV, covid19, Online Courses, nuevos coronavirus, Source: https://openwho.org/courses/introduccion
	ACAPS: Global Emergency overview ACAPS (Assessment Capacities Project) (2020) CC Open external link (747) Add to my MEDBOX The Global Emergency Overview shows on a map: weekly picks, severe humanitarian crisis, humanitarian crisis, situation of concern. Tags: map, emergency, risk, situation update, humanitarian crisis, Source: https://www.acaps.org/countries

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