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Frequently asked Questions about Coronavirus (COVID-2019)

Republic of Kenya Ministry of Health (2020) C2

Accessed: 02.05.2020 Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

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Music Video for Children about Coughing Etiquette

Compass; USAID (2020) C2

This music video, subtitled in English, shows children following COVID-19 prevention practices, especially covering their mouths/faces when sneezing or coughing.

Songs to Wash Your Hands To

compass; USAID (2020) C2

GoMo Health is focused on continuing to support health and wellbeing. In an effort to complement the abundance of public domain information available. This is a list of upbeat songs to sing while washing one's hands.

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Guinea COVID-19 Campaign

Compass; USAID; Ministry of Health (2020) C2

Ces affiches et brochures ont été produites en mars 2020 en réponse à la crise du COVID-19. These posters and brochures were produced in March 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 crisis.

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Prévention COVID-19

Compass; USAID (2020) C2

Cette affiche est destinée au grand public et montre comment prévenir le COVID-19. Il fournit également un numéro de téléphone pour plus d'informations

Covid-19 Community Feedback Report

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC (2020) C2

Community feedback considered in this report was collected through information received from Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) focal points,as well as through primary data collection,in 10 African countries.Red Cross and Red Crescent National Society CEA focal points were asked to share ... more

Coronavirus: No-Panic Helpguide

1mg (2020) C1

Here are the answers to the most common queries about the novel coronavirus based on our discussion with the various experts from the reputed institutes and analysis of the CDC, WHO, and MoHFW guidelines.

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Safe Distributions: Guidelines for Reducing Protection Risks in in-kind Distributions

UNHCR (2020) CC

Distributing immediate, lifesaving assistance is one of the most urgent actions in an emergency response and can significantly improve the safety and wellbeing of individuals. Non-Food Items (NFI), Food Security, WASH and Shelter in-kind assistance actors can help reduce and mitigate pr... more

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Guideline for remote support on nutrition during COVID 19 pandemic version 1.0

Nutrition Cluster, UNICEF (2020) CC

The Covid-19 pandemic has the significant potential to affect the quality and scale up of nutrition, health and other lifesaving interventions. The restrictions on mobility and recommendations on social distancing will affect the way we work in our nutrition programmes and measures are needed to mit... more

COVID-19 and the risk to food supply chains: How to respond ?

Cullen M. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2020) CC

Countries have shut down the economy to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Supermarket shelves remain stocked for now. But a protracted pandemic crisi s could quickly put a strai n on the f ood supply chains, a complex web of interactions involving farmers, agricultu... more

Policy Brief: COVID-19 and the Need for Action on Mental Health (13 May 2020)

United Nations (2020) CC

Although the COVID-19 crisis is, in the first instance, a physical health crisis, it has the seeds of a major mental health crisis as well, if action is not taken. Good mental health is critical to the functioning of society at the best of times. It must be front and centre of every country’s resp... more

Disability Considerations in GBV Programming during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pearce E. Protection Cluster, UNFPA (2020) CC

This note provides information and practical guidance to support gender-based violence (GBV) practitioners to integrate attention to disability into GBV prevention, risk mitigation and response efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. This document complements other resources relating to GBV and COVID-... more

COVID-19 and Human Development: Exploring global preparedness and vulnerability

reliefweb (2020) C2

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today released two new data dashboards that highlight the huge disparities in countries’ abilities to cope with and recover from the COVID-19 crisis. The pandemic is more than a global health emergency. It is a systemic human development crisis, a... more

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Getting started with: Hotline in a Box

Hotline in a Box (2020) C2

Accessed on 21.05.2020 Considering a hotline? This set of tools will help you assess, set up and manage different types of channels to communicate with communities during humanitarian crises.

Repurposing Established Radio and Audio Series to Address the COVID-19 Educational Crises

Richmond, S Education Development Center (EDC) (2020) C2

Reusing a legacy interactive audio instruction (IAI) program to provide education in a humanitarian crisis is a quick solution and a smart use of previous investments (“Learning in the Time of Ebola”). This article highlights and advises on the issues that relate to adapting and updating previou... more

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A Technical Brief for Breakthrough ACTION Field Teams – COVID-19 rumor tracking

Breathrough Action - For social and behavior change USAID (2020) C2

This is a short technical brief with important steps and resources on how country programs can track and address rumors around COVID-19 (as needed). The guide includes a number of great resources and links while also sharing nuggets from global, collective thinking around rumors.

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Considerations for infection prevention and control measures on public transport in the context of COVID-19

European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ECDC (2020) C_CDC

This document provides advice on personal protective measures on publictransport(e.g. bus, metro, train, commuter boats).

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Infographic: COVID-19 contact tracing

European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ECDC (2020) C_CDC

Contact tracing is a core public health response to COVID-19.Other measures include active case finding or physical distancing. In order to trace a contact, we first need to define what a ‘contact’ is.

Nigeria food and nutrition response plan for COVID-19 pandemic

reliefweb, Government of Nigeria (2020) C2

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought social and economic crisis that is rapidly exacerbating an ongoing nutrition insecurity in Nigeria. To contain the spread of the pandemic in Nigeria, the government has put in place a number of measures, one of which is the lockdown in the three states of Lagos, ... more

Key Considerations for Children and their Caregivers During Covid-19

Govt. Canada; Save the Children; UNICEF (2020) C_UNICEF

The below guidance has been designed to ensure the care of children affected by COVID-19 due to either the child or caregiver requiring medical care in the home, community or health facility, it serves to