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Strategic guidelines to promote the adoption of hand hygiene in schools

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2022) C_WHO

Concepte Note, June 2022

Tags: Hand Hygiene, Schools, COVID-19, Latin America,

Source: https://www.r4v.info/sites/default/files

Considerations for the use of face masks in the community in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2022) CC

Wearing a face mask can help reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the community by reducing the release of respiratory droplets from asymptomatic / pre-symptomatic individuals or those with mild non-specific symptoms. The use of face masks for this purpose may be adopted to reduce the societal impact associated with absence from work or healthcare pressures due to infection, or to protect vulnerable individuals in particular settings

Tags: face mask, community, Prevention, ipc, omicron, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19,

Source: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default

Merkblatt – Tipps für die Zeit in häuslicher Quarantäne oder Isolierung (Ukrainisch)

BZgA (2022) CC

Tags: vaccination, ukraine, Impfung, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Quarantäne,

Source: https://www.infektionsschutz.de/mediathe

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

This second edition of the Infection prevention and control in the context of coronavirus disease (COVID-19): A living guideline provides the most up to date technical guidance on mask use in community settings in the context of COVID-19. In this edition, new information includes updated mask recommendations for children in community settings including updated age specific recommendations, statements for children with disabilities and those at high risk for complications related to COVID-19 infection. Updated implementation considerations for mask use in school settings are also included. This living guideline is being published using the MAGICApp online publishing platform https://app.magicapp.org/#/guideline/Lr2a8L , as well as in PDF copy on the WHO website

Tags: ipc, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), when and how to use masks, masks, non-pharmaceutical interventions NPI, Community Settings, COVID-19,

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

A position statement and practical guide to the use of particulate filtering facepiece respirators (N95, FFP2, or equivalent) for South African health workers exposed to respiratory pathogens includin

Dheda, K.; et al. (2022) CC

Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med 2021;27(4):Published online 22 October 2021. https://doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2021.v27i4.173

Tags: masks, FFP2, community masks, N95, evaluation, effectiveness, South Africa, Health Workers, Respiratory Infections, COVID-19, TB,

Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article

Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in schools: 2000-2021 data update

World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF; et al. (2022) C_WHO

Special Focus on COVID-19 The report provides updated estimates for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in schools including progress from 2015 to 2019. It highlights the rapid improvement needed to ensure students have access to handwashing facilities with soap and water during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to meet associated SDG targets by 2030

Tags: Schools, Hygiene promotion, WASH,

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

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

22 April 2022, This document provides updated interim recommendations on the use of masks by health workers providing care to patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. This update is prompted by new evidence around mask use and COVID-19 transmission, as well as the emergence of variants of concern including Omicron. Masks continue to be a critical tool to prevent the spread of COVID-19. These interim guidelines supersede the recommendations provided in the WHO recommendations on mask use by health workers, in light of the Omicron variant of concern published on 22 December 2022. WHO continually evaluates the emerging evidence and will review these interim recommendations within two months and issue new guidance as needed

Tags: ipc, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), masks, health care settings, COVID-19,

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

Cartilha para crianças: Novo Coronavírus - Vamos nos proteger (Versão para impressão) — Português (Brasil)

Ministerio da Saude, Brasilia (2021) CC

Pais, mães, responsáveis e cuidadores de crianças, Nesta situação que estamos vivendo durante a pandemia do novo coronavírus, é importante conversar e explicar às crianças o que está acontecendo. A curiosidade é normal em qualquer idade e, juntamen- te com as dúvidas, podem surgir sentimentos como insegurança, medo e até raiva. Se é comum nos adultos, imagina nas crianças... A mudança de rotina causa ansiedade, e os adultos devem mostrar que é papel de cada um proteger-se e proteger as pessoas mais vul- neráveis nessa pandemia. Também é importante brincar, pois é assim que crianças aprendem da melhor forma. Cantem juntos, dancem, façam atividades e tentem se distrair em meio à nova rotina e às novas obrigações. Além de manter as crianças bem entretidas, use a informação como um instrumento de proteção para sua família

Tags: COVID-19, family child protection system, Brazil,

Source: https://www.gov.br/saude/pt-br/coronavir

World Health Organization (WHO) (2021) C_WHO

Annex. This document is an update of a guidance published on 12 July 2021, after the review of new scientific evidence on transmission of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC). It contains updated recommendations on the use of masks and respirators for health workers providing care to suspected or confirmed COVID-19

Tags: COVID-19, Vaccination, Health Workers, healthcare service, virus variants, ipc, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), masks, respirators,

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

La COVID-19 chez les enfants et les adolescents : document d’information scientifique, 29 septembre 2021

Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2021) C_WHO

Les infections au SRAS-CoV-2 chez les enfants et les adolescents provoquent une maladie moins grave et moins de décès que chez les adultes. Bien qu'une évolution moins grave de l'infection soit un résultat positif, on s'inquiète du fait que des symptômes légers aient pu conduire à moins de tests, ce qui a entraîné un nombre moins important de cas identifiés de COVID-19 chez les enfants. Si les enfants présentant des symptômes légers ou inexistants transmettent la maladie, ils peuvent agir comme des vecteurs de transmission au sein de leur communauté. Il est essentiel de comprendre les symptômes, l'infectivité et les modes de transmission du SRAS-CoV-2 chez les enfants et les adolescents pour développer, adapter et améliorer les mesures de contrôle du COVID-19 à tous les âges. Ce document est un résumé des connaissances actuelles concernant l'acquisition et la transmission de l'infection par le SRAS-CoV-2 et les symptômes de la maladie COVID-19 chez les enfants et les adolescents. Il vise à éclairer les décisions, en fonction des contextes locaux, sur la meilleure façon de maintenir ouvertes les écoles, les jardins d'enfants et les crèches et sur les conseils à appliquer en matière de mixité intergénérationnelle

Tags: Children, Adolescents, COVID-19, symtoms, side effects, infection control, transmission, enfants,

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

	Strategic guidelines to promote the adoption of hand hygiene in schools Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2022) C_WHO View PDF(6) Download (6) Add to my MEDBOX Concepte Note, June 2022 Tags: Hand Hygiene, Schools, COVID-19, Latin America, Source: https://www.r4v.info/sites/default/files
	Considerations for the use of face masks in the community in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2022) CC View PDF(6) Download (7) Add to my MEDBOX Wearing a face mask can help reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the community by reducing the release of respiratory droplets from asymptomatic / pre-symptomatic individuals or those with mild non-specific symptoms. The use of face masks for this purpose may be adopted to reduce the societal impact associated with absence from work or healthcare pressures due to infection, or to protect vulnerable individuals in particular settings Tags: face mask, community, Prevention, ipc, omicron, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Source: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default
	Merkblatt – Tipps für die Zeit in häuslicher Quarantäne oder Isolierung (Ukrainisch) BZgA (2022) CC View PDF(16) Download (21) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: vaccination, ukraine, Impfung, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Quarantäne, Source: https://www.infektionsschutz.de/mediathe
	Infection prevention and control in the context of coronavirus disease (COVID-19): A living guideline World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO View PDF(21) Download (29) Add to my MEDBOX This second edition of the Infection prevention and control in the context of coronavirus disease (COVID-19): A living guideline provides the most up to date technical guidance on mask use in community settings in the context of COVID-19. In this edition, new information includes updated mask recommendations for children in community settings including updated age specific recommendations, statements for children with disabilities and those at high risk for complications related to COVID-19 infection. Updated implementation considerations for mask use in school settings are also included. This living guideline is being published using the MAGICApp online publishing platform https://app.magicapp.org/#/guideline/Lr2a8L , as well as in PDF copy on the WHO website Tags: ipc, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), when and how to use masks, masks, non-pharmaceutical interventions NPI, Community Settings, COVID-19, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream
	A position statement and practical guide to the use of particulate filtering facepiece respirators (N95, FFP2, or equivalent) for South African health workers exposed to respiratory pathogens includin Dheda, K.; et al. (2022) CC View PDF(14) Download (14) Add to my MEDBOX Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med 2021;27(4):Published online 22 October 2021. https://doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2021.v27i4.173 Tags: masks, FFP2, community masks, N95, evaluation, effectiveness, South Africa, Health Workers, Respiratory Infections, COVID-19, TB, Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article
	Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in schools: 2000-2021 data update World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF; et al. (2022) C_WHO View PDF(92) Download (116) Add to my MEDBOX Special Focus on COVID-19 The report provides updated estimates for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in schools including progress from 2015 to 2019. It highlights the rapid improvement needed to ensure students have access to handwashing facilities with soap and water during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to meet associated SDG targets by 2030 Tags: Schools, Hygiene promotion, WASH, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	Infection prevention and control in the context of coronavirus disease (‎COVID-19)‎: a living guideline, 25 April 2022: updated chapter: mask use, part 1: health care settings World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO View PDF(9) Download (9) Add to my MEDBOX 22 April 2022, This document provides updated interim recommendations on the use of masks by health workers providing care to patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. This update is prompted by new evidence around mask use and COVID-19 transmission, as well as the emergence of variants of concern including Omicron. Masks continue to be a critical tool to prevent the spread of COVID-19. These interim guidelines supersede the recommendations provided in the WHO recommendations on mask use by health workers, in light of the Omicron variant of concern published on 22 December 2022. WHO continually evaluates the emerging evidence and will review these interim recommendations within two months and issue new guidance as needed Tags: ipc, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), masks, health care settings, COVID-19, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream
	Cartilha para crianças: Novo Coronavírus - Vamos nos proteger (Versão para impressão) — Português (Brasil) Ministerio da Saude, Brasilia (2021) CC View PDF(24) Download (34) Add to my MEDBOX Pais, mães, responsáveis e cuidadores de crianças, Nesta situação que estamos vivendo durante a pandemia do novo coronavírus, é importante conversar e explicar às crianças o que está acontecendo. A curiosidade é normal em qualquer idade e, juntamen- te com as dúvidas, podem surgir sentimentos como insegurança, medo e até raiva. Se é comum nos adultos, imagina nas crianças... A mudança de rotina causa ansiedade, e os adultos devem mostrar que é papel de cada um proteger-se e proteger as pessoas mais vul- neráveis nessa pandemia. Também é importante brincar, pois é assim que crianças aprendem da melhor forma. Cantem juntos, dancem, façam atividades e tentem se distrair em meio à nova rotina e às novas obrigações. Além de manter as crianças bem entretidas, use a informação como um instrumento de proteção para sua família Tags: COVID-19, family child protection system, Brazil, Source: https://www.gov.br/saude/pt-br/coronavir
	Infection prevention and control during health care when coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is suspected or confirmed World Health Organization (WHO) (2021) C_WHO View PDF(53) Download (66) Add to my MEDBOX Annex. This document is an update of a guidance published on 12 July 2021, after the review of new scientific evidence on transmission of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC). It contains updated recommendations on the use of masks and respirators for health workers providing care to suspected or confirmed COVID-19 Tags: COVID-19, Vaccination, Health Workers, healthcare service, virus variants, ipc, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), masks, respirators, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream
	La COVID-19 chez les enfants et les adolescents : document d’information scientifique, 29 septembre 2021 Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS (2021) C_WHO View PDF(13) Download (20) Add to my MEDBOX Les infections au SRAS-CoV-2 chez les enfants et les adolescents provoquent une maladie moins grave et moins de décès que chez les adultes. Bien qu'une évolution moins grave de l'infection soit un résultat positif, on s'inquiète du fait que des symptômes légers aient pu conduire à moins de tests, ce qui a entraîné un nombre moins important de cas identifiés de COVID-19 chez les enfants. Si les enfants présentant des symptômes légers ou inexistants transmettent la maladie, ils peuvent agir comme des vecteurs de transmission au sein de leur communauté. Il est essentiel de comprendre les symptômes, l'infectivité et les modes de transmission du SRAS-CoV-2 chez les enfants et les adolescents pour développer, adapter et améliorer les mesures de contrôle du COVID-19 à tous les âges. Ce document est un résumé des connaissances actuelles concernant l'acquisition et la transmission de l'infection par le SRAS-CoV-2 et les symptômes de la maladie COVID-19 chez les enfants et les adolescents. Il vise à éclairer les décisions, en fonction des contextes locaux, sur la meilleure façon de maintenir ouvertes les écoles, les jardins d'enfants et les crèches et sur les conseils à appliquer en matière de mixité intergénérationnelle Tags: Children, Adolescents, COVID-19, symtoms, side effects, infection control, transmission, enfants, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

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