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Toolkit regarding Zika Virus
Risk communications
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For public health emergencies, risk communication includes the range of communication capacities required through the preparedness, response and recovery phases of a serious public health event to encourage informed decision making, positive behaviour change and the maintenance of trust.
Risk commu...
The Minimum Standards and Indicators for Community Engagement were developed through an inter‑agency consultation process that engaged a large number of experts from around the world. UNICEF wishes to acknowledge the contribution of all those that participated, and who share a passion for placing ...
Communication Risk in Public Health Emergencies
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A WHO Guideline for Emergency Risk Communication (ERC) policy and practice.
Recent public health emergencies, such as the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa (2014–2015), the emergence of the Zika virus syndrome in 2015–2016 and multi-country yellow fever outbreaks in Africa in 2016, h...
Este documento propone: Contenidos técnicos sobre el ZIKV, sus manifestaciones, complicaciones, formas de transmisión y medidas de prevención a utilizar para el abordaje de “preguntas más frecuentes” y de mensajes en piezas y materiales de información y comunicación, charlas comunitarias, ...
Zika Virus Infection - Step-by-Step Guide to Risk Communication and Community Engagement
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This document provides Technical content on ZIKV, its manifestations, complications, modes of transmission, and prevention measures to be used in answering frequently asked questions and conveying messages in information and communication materials, community talks, press conferences, etc.
The school and a community teaching modules are aimed at preventing vector-borne diseases through community participation. Meanwhile, the interactive toolkit is meant to be help raise awareness on health, sanitation and vector control. These materials will help volunteers and practitioners foster di...
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This document offers suggested risk communication actions in relation to Zika virus infection and other health issues linked to this disease. It is directed toward ministers of health and other health sector actors who, with their national (multidisciplinary) teams for communication and social mobil...
This document provides interim guidance for effective risk communication around Zika virus transmission and potential complications. A causal relationship between Zika virus infection and these potential complications has not yet been proven. In this uncertainty, effective communication strategies s...
A Guidance and Resource Package for Country Offices for Coordination, Planning, Key Messages and Actions
Este documento apresenta orientações provisórias para uma comunicação eficaz dos riscos relacionados com atransmissão do vírus Zikae das suas potenciais complicações. Ainda não foi, contudo, estabelecida uma relação causal entre ainfecçãopelo vírus Zika e essas potenciais complicaçõ...
Le présent document donne des lignes directrices provisoires afin de garantir l’efficacité des communications sur les risques relatives à la transmission du virus Zika et aux complications potentielles. Le lien de causalité entre l’infection à virus Zika et ces complications potentielles n...
Los responsables de la comunicación en diversos sectores deberían utilizar esta orientación provisional como referencia para reforzar las actividades comunicativas sobre el virus de Zika que desarrollan actualmente. El presente documento complementa la comunicación de riesgos sobre esta infecci...
