Objectif du module : Décrire un EPI, reconnaitre la bonne qualité des constituants des EPI, savoir se vétir et se déshabiller correctement selon les procédures.
This protocol provides information on the safe management of dead bodies and burial of patients who died from suspected or confirmed Ebola or Marburg virus disease. These measures should be applied not only by medical personnel but by anyone involved in the management of dead bodies and burial of su...spected or confirmed Ebola or Marburg patients.
Twelve steps have been identified describing the different phases Burial Teams have to follow to ensure safe burials, starting from the moment the teams arrive in the village up to their return to the hospital or team headquarters after burial and disinfection procedures.
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La prévention de la transmission des virus dans le cadre des soins de santé nécessite d’appliquer des procédures et protocoles appelés plus généralement «contrôles». Ceux-ci, par ordre d’efficacité pour la lutte contre l’infection sont les suivants: contrôles administratifs, contr...ôles de l’environnement, contrôles techniques et équipement de protection individuelle (EPI).
Ce document récapitule les recommandations pour l’équipement de protection individuelle (EPI) que les agents de santé doivent porter pour dispenser des soins aux patients infectés par un filovirus (Ebola ou Marburg). Il est accompagné de spécifications techniques décrivant les équipements et précisant les normes recommandées
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BMC Medicine 2014, 12:196
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/12/196
This paper, originally presented as a Sussex Development Lecture, asks how the Ebola crisis might offer a lens to reflect on interlaced challenges around curbing inequalities, accelerating sustainab...ility, and building inclusive, secure societies, and why these matter so much. And it discusses why addressing these interactions must become central to a renewed vision of development for all
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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2015, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD011386. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011386.pub2
Free access from the website http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/enhanced/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011386.pub2
Watch a short film which accompa...nies this Cochrane Review and talks about applying the findings in relevant clinical settings at http://www.cochrane.org/news/new-evidence-helps-health-workers-fight-against-ebola
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The handbook is the first comprehensive collection of practical tips for journalists on how to report on GBV in the context of Syria crisis, building upon internationally recognised ethical principles. It gives an overview of techniques to guarantee the safety, confidentiality and dignity of survivo...rs, their families and communities. It includes terms, ethical questions and practical concerns associated with covering GBV, as well as an overview of some of the organisations involved in both combatting GBV and providing support services for survivors.
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UNFPA launches Journalist’s Handbook: Reporting on Gender-Based Violence in Syria Crisis
Amman, 9 March 2015 – Under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Rym Ali, UNFPA launched a handbook on Reporting on Gender-Based Violence in the ...Syria Crisis to help journalists better understand issues surrounding gender-based violence (GBV) and to write about it more effectively and sensitively.
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