In March 2020 the IASC Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support uniting 57 humanitarian organizations as member issued the Interim Briefing Note Addressing Mental Health and Psychosocial Aspects of COVID-19 Outbreak. This document has proven to be very useful in the response and has... till now been translated in 24 languages. It covers a set of recommended activities as well as messages for different target groups.
The current document is an annex to the Interim Briefing Note and is meant to support the MHPSS operational response within the various sectors of humanitarian work. Approaches and interventions to MHPSS are not confined to one sector, but need to be integrated within many existing sectors and clusters.This document contains a wealth of operational information and practical approaches that can be used for humanitarian programming in health, SGBV, community-based protection, nutrition, camp management and camp coordination.
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State of Health in the EU Cycle.
With the coronavirus (COVID-19) once again spreading rapidly, and the re-introduction of containment measures to flatten the curve of the epidemic, it is crucial for policymakers to plan effective strategies to re-open their economies to avoid further re-confinement...s. This should include much more effective testing, tracing and isolation policies that people can easily follow, as well as improved social distancing measures
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Информационный бюллетень Июнь 2020 г.
Уязвимые группы населения в контексте ответных мер в отношении COVID-19
Vulnerable populations during COVID-19 response - Drug users
Health Evidence Network synthesis report 72
This report describes findings from a telephone survey with 1,333 people conducted in February 2021. The survey examined how people respond to public health and social measures (PHSMs) to prevent COVID-19. The sample is representative of households with access to a landline or cell phone, but does n...ot include people without access to phones. As phone penetration aries by country, findings should be interpreted with caution.
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This guideline covers indoor air quality in residential buildings. It aims to raise awareness of the importance of good air quality in people's homes and how to achieve this.
A practioner's guide, based on lessons from Ebola.
This guide is a compilation of best practices and key lessons learned through Oxfam’s experience of community engagement during the 2014–15 Ebola response in Sierra Leone and Liberia. It aims to inform public health practitioners and programme ...teams about the design and implementation of community-centred approaches
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Working Document - Updated -February 2009
BMC Medicine 2014, 12:196
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/12/196
Цель данной аналитической записки – предоставить краткое изложение информации и соображений,
касающихся принятия оптимальных мер в отношении гриппа во время па...демии COVID-19. В документе
рассматриваются первостепенные вопросы, с которыми могут столкнуться директивные органы, в том числе
вероятность одновременной циркуляции вирусов гриппа и SARS-CoV-2, дифференциальная диагностика
гриппа и COVID-19 у пациентов, а также планирование мероприятий по профилактике и борьбе с гриппом.
Кроме того, в документе содержатся ссылки на подробные технические рекомендации и другие ресурсы,
посвященные мерам, которые в одинаковой степени значимы как для борьбы с гриппом, так и COVID-19, в том
числе мониторинг ситуации, профилактика сезонного гриппа, снижение частоты случаев тяжелых осложнений
и летального исхода, охрана здоровья отдельных групп населения, а также взаимодействие и привлечение к
участию общественности. Influenza preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic
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The Global Schistosomiasis Alliance Diagnostic Workstream has developed a communications piece listing all commercially available diagnostics for schistosomiasis
Examining nursing practice guidelines to improve quality of care for patients with sepsis in low income countries is required. • A large amount of information about best practice standards in sepsis management is available for healthcare professionals; however, implementation and adherence to prac...tice guidelines recommended by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign remains low in low income countries.
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The Impact of the Zika Outbreak on Women and Girls in Northeastern Brazil
No publication year indicated
The 12 Core Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children and Families
provide a rationale for trauma-informed assessment and intervention. The Concepts cover a broad
range of points that practitioners and agencies should consider as they strive to assess, understand,
and assi...st trauma-exposed children, families, and communities in trauma-informed ways.
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