12 July 2021The following catalogue lists all the medical devices including personal protective equipment, medical equipment, medical consumables, single use devices and laboratory and test related devices

Interim Guidance, 12 July 2021; This tool was developed to assess present and surge capacities for the treatment of COVID-19 in health facilities. It allows health facilities to assess the availability and status of stockout of critical COVID-19 medicines, equipment and supplies on site and to identify areas that need further attention to enable the facility to respond effectively to the pandemic. The tool encompasses key components that are essential to managing COVID-19 in a hospital setting, including: health workforce (numbers, absences, COVID-19 infections, staff vaccinated for COVID-19 health workforce management, training and support); medicines and medical supplies for management of COVID-19; IPC capacities (protocols, safety measures, guidelines) and the availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) for staff; diagnostic testing, imaging and patient monitoring devices and supplies medical equipment for management of COVID-19, including O2 administration; COVID-19 vaccine readiness ; beds and space capacity

This guide is available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese This guide consolidates COVID-19 guidance for human resources for health managers and policy-makers at national, subnational and facility levels to design, manage and preserve the workforce necessary to manage the COVID-19 pandemic and maintain essential health services. The guide identifies recommendations to protect, support and empower health workers at individual, management, organizational and system levels

Background paper 8 The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response May 2021

Module appartenant à la série d’évaluations des capacités des services de santé dans le cadre de la pandémie de COVID-19: orientations provisoires, 12 mai 2021. L'outil d'évaluation de la continuité des services de santé essentiels : Facility Assessment Tool peut être utilisé par les pays pour évaluer rapidement la capacité des établissements de santé à maintenir la prestation des services de santé essentiels pendant la pandémie de COVID-19. Il peut aider à alerter les autorités et les autres parties prenantes sur les points où la prestation et l'utilisation des services peuvent nécessiter des modifications et/ou des investissements. Cet outil d'évaluation couvre les aspects suivants des services de santé essentiels : le personnel de santé (effectifs, absences, infections au COVID-19, gestion du personnel de santé, formation et soutien) ; gestion financière et obstacles ; prestation et utilisation des services (fermetures d'établissements, changements dans la prestation des services, campagnes de communication communautaires, changements dans l'utilisation des services et stratégies de rattrapage) ; capacités en matière de prévention des infections (protocoles, mesures de sécurité, directives et disponibilité d'équipements de protection individuelle (EPI) pour le personnel) ; la disponibilité des thérapeutiques, des diagnostics et des fournitures, et la disponibilité des vaccins ; et la fourniture de services de soins primaires COVID-19

módulo del conjunto de evaluaciones de la capacidad de los servicios de salud en el contexto de la pandemia de COVID-19: orientaciones provisionales, 12 de mayo de 2021; La herramienta de evaluación de la continuidad de los servicios sanitarios esenciales: Herramienta de evaluación de instalaciones puede ser utilizada por los países para evaluar rápidamente la capacidad de los centros de salud para mantener la prestación de servicios sanitarios esenciales durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Puede ayudar a alertar a las autoridades y a otras partes interesadas sobre los casos en que la prestación y utilización de los servicios puede requerir modificaciones y/o inversiones. Esta herramienta de evaluación abarca los siguientes aspectos de los servicios sanitarios esenciales personal sanitario (número, ausencias, infecciones por COVID-19, gestión del personal sanitario, formación y apoyo) gestión financiera y obstáculos; prestación y utilización de los servicios (cierre de centros, cambios en la prestación de servicios, campañas de comunicación con la comunidad, cambios en la utilización de los servicios y estrategias de recuperación); capacidades de CIP (protocolos, medidas de seguridad, directrices y disponibilidad de equipos de protección personal (EPP) para el personal) la disponibilidad de terapias, diagnósticos y suministros, y la disponibilidad de vacunas; y la prestación de servicios de atención primaria COVID-19

Nat Med (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01381-y

Interim guidance. 12 May 2021. The Continuity of essential health services: Facility Assessment Tool can be used by countries to rapidly assess the capacity of health facilities to maintain the provision of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. It can help to alert the authorities and other stakeholders about where service delivery and utilization may require modification and/or investment. This assessment tool covers the following aspects of essential health services: health workforce (numbers, absences, COVID-19 infections, health workforce management, training and support); financial management and barriers; service delivery and utilization (facility closures, changes in service delivery, community communication campaigns, changes in service utilization and catch-up strategies); IPC capacities (protocols, safety measures, guidelines and the availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) for staff); availability of therapeutics, diagnostics and supplies, and vaccine readiness; and provision of COVID-19 primary care services