UNICEF, IFRC, WHO has published a handy guide on COVID19 for social mobilizers and volunteers.
Click here to download the guide.
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UNICEF, IFRC, WHO has published a handy guide on COVID19 for social mobilizers and volunteers.
Click here to download the guide.
The protection of children and educational facilities is particularly important. Precautions are necessary to prevent the potential spread of COVID-19 in school settings; however, care must also be taken to avoid stigmatizing students and staff who may have been exposed to the virus. It is important to remember that COVID-19 does not differentiate between borders, ethnicities, disability status, age or gender. Education settings should continue to be welcoming, respectful, inclusive, and supportive environments to all. Measures taken by schools can prevent the entry and spread of COVID-19 by students and staff who may have been exposed to the virus, while minimizing disruption and protecting students and staff from discrimination.
Click here to download UNICEF’s Key Messages and Actions for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The toolkit is intended for use by a multisectoral team of country government leaders involved in the preparedness and response to public health events. The team should include senior policymakers and decision-makers from all relevant sectors, Preparedness and Response Management committees and their multisectoral members, and Rapid Response Team (RRT) leadership and members. Other participants can be included as needed, depending on each country’s One Health strategy, One Health platform structure, and government structure. This toolkit focuses on public health events that are not the result of intentional incidents (whether criminal or terrorism); in those cases, additional stakeholders, such as military or law enforcement, may be engaged in the response.
Risk Communication and Community Engagement Guidance (WHO): This document provides WHO checklists for risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) readiness and initial response for novel coronaviruses. Targeted to national actors, but some planning information applicable for local communicators as well.