guidance for health managers, health workers, and activists
WHO clinical and policy guidelines
Handout presentations in PDF for illustrating lectures
Accessed May 2014
This document provides a summary of infection control recommendations when providing direct and non-direct care to patients with suspected or confirmed Filovirus haemorrhagic fever (HF), including Ebola or Marburg haemorrhagic fevers. These recommen...dations are interim and will be updated when additional information becomes available.
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The summary of the infection prevention and control (IPC) measures is for anyone providing direct and non-direct care to patients with suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD) in health-care... facilities (HCFs). Essential IPC measures are also included in the Table which can be used as a stand-alone tool.
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The New England Journal of Medicine has a perspective on Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa — Clinical Manifestations and Management, written by authors who have cared for more than 700 patients with EVD between August 23 ...-highlight medbox">and October 4, 2014, in the largest Ebola treatment unit in Monrovia, Liberia (Free Access) NEJm, November 5, 2014DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1413084
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Key Messages for Safe Schools
This manual provides guidance on best practices to be followed in Ebola Care Units (ECUs)/Community Care Centres (CCCs). It is intended for health aid workers (including junior nurses and community health-care workers) ...light medbox">and others providing care for patients in ECUs/CCCs. While the focus is on the care and management of patients with Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the care of patients with other causes of fever is also described.
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Interim emergency guidelines