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Provincial Guide to Cultural and Religious Practices and Observances in Managing COVID-19 Fatalities in the Western Cape

Western Cape Government, South Africa (2020) CC

Care and Burial Practices in Urban Sierra Leone

Lipton, J. (2014)

Keep Safe - Keep Serving. Training for Healthcare Providers

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Liberia (2014)

ACF – Sierra Leone Case Study: Community Led Ebola Management and Eradication (CLEME) - Trigger Behavioural Change to strengthen community’s resilience to Ebola Outbreaks

Action contre le Faim (2015)

Case definition recommendations for Ebola or Marburg Virus Diseases
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2014) C_WHO

Interim Guidance

Infection prevention and control for the safe management of a dead body in the context of COVID-19: interim guidance

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

ECHO Health Guidance VHF

ECHO (2014)

Guidelines For Outbreak Control

World Health Organization (2003)

communicable Disease Toolkit

Standard case definition of viral hemorrhagic fever for routine surveillance

World Health Organization (2014)

The Pivotal Role of Faith Leaders in the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in West Africa

CAFOD (2014)

CAFOD Policy Briefing Paper

Psychological first aid during Ebola virus disease outbreaks

World Health Organization (2014) C_WHO

As knowledge on Ebola-related safety measures accumulates, this guidance is provisional. This guide focuses on psychological first aid, which involves humane, supportive and practical help to follow human beings suffering serious crisis events. The guidance has been written for people who help othe ... more

Infection Rates and Risk Factors for Infection Among Health Workers During Ebola and Marburg Virus Outbreaks: A Systematic Review

Saranya A, Selvaraj E Lee, Mason Harrell, et al. (2018) CC

The Journal of Infectious Diseases, jiy435, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy435. Many outbreaks reported high proportions of infected HWs. Similar HW infection rates and exposure risk factors in both past and recent EVD and MVD outbreaks emphasize the need to improve the implementation of approp ... more

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)

Draft, 8 October 2014

Infection prevention and control for the safe management of a dead body in the context of COVID-19: interim guidance (Arab Version)

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

Ebola- local beliefs and behaviour change

Grant, C. HEART (2014)

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 i ... more

Infection prevention and control and water sanitation and hygiene in health facilities during mpox disease outbreaks: rapid assessment tool, user guide

World Health Organization WHO (2025) CC

The rapid assessment tool (RAT) is meant to assess health facilities within mpox-affected areas that have at least one inpatient bed. Depending on time and resources available, certain facilities may be prioritized during an mpox outbreak. The RAT evaluates 16 infection prevention and control (IPC) ... more

Safe Management of Wastes from Health-Care Activities, 2nd. ed.
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2014) C_WHO

Case Study: Mental health in Makueni County, Kenya

Ndetei D, Musyimi C, Musau A, Matoke L, Mutiso V Shaping Health Programme (2017) CC

Shaping Health programme on Learning from international experience on approaches to community power, participation and decision-making in health,AMHF, TARSC