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How to safely conduct burial of patient who has died from suspected or confirmed Marburg or Ebola viurs disease: field situation

World Health Organization (2014) C2

This protocol provides information on the safe management of dead bodies and burial of patients who died from suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease. These measures should be applied not only by medical personnel but by anyone involved in the management of dead bodies and burial of suspected or confirmed Ebola patients. Twelve steps have been identified describing the different phases Burial Teams have to follow to ensure safe burials, starting from the moment the teams arrive in the village up to their return to the hospital or team headquarters after burial and disinfection procedure

Tags: dead person, Safe Burials, Church, Religion,

Source: http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publica

The significance of death, funerals and the after-life in Ebola-hit Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia: Anthropological insights into infection and social resistance

Fairhead, J. (2014) C2

Draft, 8 October 2014

Source: http://www.heart-resources.org/wp-conten

Key messages for social mobilization and community engagement in intense transmission areas

World Health Organization (2014) C2

The messages should be used to inform, educate and engage different audience groups depending on their level of risk, vulnerability, presence in contact areas, care of patients with Ebola, or engagement or attendance of burials

Tags: Safe Burials,

Source: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665

How to conduct safe and dignified burial of a patient who has died from suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease

World Health Organization (2014) C_WHO

Tags: Ebola, Safe Burials, Guidelines,

Source: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665

Ebola Must Go: Bury All Dead Bodies Safely, Liberia

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC; Government of Liberia (2014) C2

Flipchart on safe burial. Aimed at community

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/pdf/bury-bo

Liberia: handling of bodies and national memorials – community perceptions from Monrovia

Juliet Bedford UNMEER (2014) C2

Tags: Anthropology, Cultural Issues,

Source: http://www.ebola-anthropology.net/wp-con

Community Ebola Toolkit

Community Health Global Network (2014) C2

The CHGN Ebola toolkit is a collection of resources that we hope will be of use to many of the organisations, agencies and individuals working to address the Ebola outbreak in English-speaking West Africa, particularly those engaged at the community-level. The focus of the toolkit is on community awareness raising and on prevention rather than treatment, reflecting CHGN’s aim of promoting community-based health initiatives. We have however, also included some resources on caring for people with Ebola, contact tracing and safe burial practices that are aimed primarily at health professionals. We have included guides on psychosocial support that are relevant to both health professionals and community members. This toolkit is available in USB format. To order, please email to ebolaresponse@CHGN.org with your name, location, organisation and the number of USB sticks you would like. They will respond as soon as possible.

Source: http://www.chgn.org/ebolatoolkit/

Ebola- local beliefs and behaviour change

Grant, C. HEART (2014) C2

What are the local beliefs and practices around illnesses and death, the transmission of disease and spirituality, which affect decision-making (around health-seeking behaviour, caring for relatives and nature of burials) and can inform effective behaviour change interventions for preventing Ebola in Sierra Leone

Source: http://www.hrhebolaresources.org/content

Care and Burial Practices in Urban Sierra Leone

Lipton, J. (2014) C2

Source: http://www.ebola-anthropology.net/wp-con

World Health Organization WHO; Eastern Mediterranean Region (2007) C_WHO

Tags: dead person, disaster management, humanitarian aid, dead body, catastrophe, Safe Burials,

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

	How to safely conduct burial of patient who has died from suspected or confirmed Marburg or Ebola viurs disease: field situation World Health Organization (2014) C2 View PDF(1869) Download (1284) Add to my MEDBOX This protocol provides information on the safe management of dead bodies and burial of patients who died from suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease. These measures should be applied not only by medical personnel but by anyone involved in the management of dead bodies and burial of suspected or confirmed Ebola patients. Twelve steps have been identified describing the different phases Burial Teams have to follow to ensure safe burials, starting from the moment the teams arrive in the village up to their return to the hospital or team headquarters after burial and disinfection procedure Tags: dead person, Safe Burials, Church, Religion, Source: http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publica
	The significance of death, funerals and the after-life in Ebola-hit Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia: Anthropological insights into infection and social resistance Fairhead, J. (2014) C2 View PDF(1178) Download (1985) Add to my MEDBOX Draft, 8 October 2014 Source: http://www.heart-resources.org/wp-conten
	Key messages for social mobilization and community engagement in intense transmission areas World Health Organization (2014) C2 View PDF(1986) Download (741) Add to my MEDBOX The messages should be used to inform, educate and engage different audience groups depending on their level of risk, vulnerability, presence in contact areas, care of patients with Ebola, or engagement or attendance of burials Tags: Safe Burials, Source: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665
	How to conduct safe and dignified burial of a patient who has died from suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease World Health Organization (2014) C_WHO View PDF(4475) Download (1335) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: Ebola, Safe Burials, Guidelines, Source: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665
	Ebola Must Go: Bury All Dead Bodies Safely, Liberia Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC; Government of Liberia (2014) C2 View PDF(2262) Download (906) Add to my MEDBOX Flipchart on safe burial. Aimed at community Source: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/pdf/bury-bo
	Liberia: handling of bodies and national memorials – community perceptions from Monrovia Juliet Bedford UNMEER (2014) C2 View PDF(1392) Download (737) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: Anthropology, Cultural Issues, Source: http://www.ebola-anthropology.net/wp-con
	Community Ebola Toolkit Community Health Global Network (2014) C2 Open external link (2233) Add to my MEDBOX The CHGN Ebola toolkit is a collection of resources that we hope will be of use to many of the organisations, agencies and individuals working to address the Ebola outbreak in English-speaking West Africa, particularly those engaged at the community-level. The focus of the toolkit is on community awareness raising and on prevention rather than treatment, reflecting CHGN’s aim of promoting community-based health initiatives. We have however, also included some resources on caring for people with Ebola, contact tracing and safe burial practices that are aimed primarily at health professionals. We have included guides on psychosocial support that are relevant to both health professionals and community members. This toolkit is available in USB format. To order, please email to ebolaresponse@CHGN.org with your name, location, organisation and the number of USB sticks you would like. They will respond as soon as possible. Source: http://www.chgn.org/ebolatoolkit/
	Ebola- local beliefs and behaviour change Grant, C. HEART (2014) C2 View PDF(2130) Download (835) Add to my MEDBOX What are the local beliefs and practices around illnesses and death, the transmission of disease and spirituality, which affect decision-making (around health-seeking behaviour, caring for relatives and nature of burials) and can inform effective behaviour change interventions for preventing Ebola in Sierra Leone Source: http://www.hrhebolaresources.org/content
	Care and Burial Practices in Urban Sierra Leone Lipton, J. (2014) C2 View PDF(1097) Download (773) Add to my MEDBOX Source: http://www.ebola-anthropology.net/wp-con
	Management of dead bodies in disaster situations التعامل مع جثث الموتى في حالة الكوارث World Health Organization WHO; Eastern Mediterranean Region (2007) C_WHO View PDF(13) Download (12) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: dead person, disaster management, humanitarian aid, dead body, catastrophe, Safe Burials, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

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