Be willing to talk. They will already have heard something. Silence and secrets do not protect our children. Honesty and openness do. Think about how much they will understand. You know them best.
Updated 8 June 2020
This is a stressful time. Take care of yourself, so you can support your children.
Updated 8 June 2020
It‘s hard to feel positive when our kids or teenagers are driving us crazy. We often end up saying “Stop doing that!” But children are much more likely to do what we ask if we give them positive instructions and lots of praise for what they do right.
Updated 8 June 2020
Can’t go to work? Schools closed? Worried about money? It is normal to feel stressed and overwhelmed. School shutdown is also a chance to make better relationships with our children and teenagers. One-on-One time is free and fun. It makes children feel loved and secure, and shows them that they a...re important.
Updated 8 June 2020
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RECOMENDAÇÕES IMPORTANTES SOBRE ÁGUA, SANEAMENTO (esgoto )
E HIGIENE COVID - 19 NA COMUNIDADE2
Boas práticas com água, saneamento e higiene, em particular lavagem de mãos
com sabão e água limpa, devem ser estritamente aplicadas e mantidas, pois
são importantes barreiras adicionais para ...a transmissão do o vírus causador da
doença COVID-19 e outras doenças infecciosas em geral (OMS, 2002).
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A nota informativa inclui as medidas básicas a serem implementadas para garantir a segurança da água para os profissionais de saúde, pacientes e visitantes; higiene pessoal; lavanderia e limpeza; banheiros adequados e acessíveis; gerenciamento seguro de excretas, o qual inclui manter excretas (...fezes e urina) separados do contato humano, seu tratamento e descarte seguros no ambiente; higiene frequente das mãos usando a técnica adequada; limpeza e desinfecção periódicas; e gerenciamento seguro de resíduos de serviços de saúde.
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This document provides guidance for African Union Member States on actions to be taken to ensure they continue to meet all the health
needs of their citizens in accordance with achieving the objectives of the Africa Health Strategy 2016 – 2030.
This document provides guidance to African Union Member States based on a specific request from Member States for a checklist/guidance of the required personal protective equipment (PPE) needed by healthcare workers and care givers for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This document ...has been synthesised from currently available evidence (1-6), with consideration to the African context, and as such, can be adapted to the country context.
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In response to the first cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reported on the continent, many African Union Member States implemented large-scale public health and social measures (PHSM) rapidly. These measures were aimed at reducing transmission and the number of new cases being reported, p...rotecting the most vulnerable populations, and allowing time for countries to ramp up critical healthcare and diagnostic services. While these quick actions bought time for Member States, the negative socio-economic impacts are being felt widely, and countries are now exploring how best to ease these measures back while still managing the outbreak.
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In March 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, to be a pandemic, due to the speed and scale of transmission.
WHO and public health authorities around the world are taking action to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. Certain populations,... such as those with disability, may be impacted more significantly by COVID-19. This impact can be mitigated if simple actions and protective measures are taken by key stakeholders.
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