The World Health Organization is issuing a "roadmap" to guide and coordinate the international response to the outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa.
The aim is to stop ongoing Ebola transmission worldwide within 6–9 months, while rapidly managing the consequences of any further interna...tional spread. It also recognizes the need to address, in parallel, the outbreak’s broader socioeconomic impact.
more
WORKSHOP ON INTERVENTIONS FOR EBOLA PREVENTION FOR PARISH PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS,
PPC CHAIRPERSONS AND LEADERS OF DIOCESAN ORGANIZATIONS at Diocesan Pastoral and Social Center August 19-20th and 22nd-23th 2014, Caritas Sierra Leone
CAFOD Policy Briefing Paper
Practice Paper in Brief 19
This paper brings together lessons from interviews with humanitarians and local responders, as well as existing literature, about the use of quarantine in urban environments during the humanitarian response to the Ebola Crisis
Guidelines for planning and provision of pastoral and social support services
New England Journal of Medicine 374:1,pp23-32
The purpose of this pocketbook is to provide clear guidance on current best management practices for VHF across health-care facilities
Briefing note prepared by the IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support, August 2014
Informal health workers are important care providers in the region and continue to be so during the current Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak. Many are well respected and trusted members of the community who can mobilise large numbers of people for a particular activity and lend legitimacy to a par...ticular programme.
more
Standard Operating Procedure
A key purpose of the Recovery Toolkit is to support countries in the reactivation of health services which may have suffered as a result of the emergency. These services include ongoing programmes such as immunization and vaccinations, maternal and child health services, and noncommunicable diseases....
more