The purpose of this document is to provide information to Red Cross Red Crescent staff and volunteers on how to engage with, inform and support older people to support older people in facing new challenges linked to COVID-19.
10 July 2020
Guidance for authorities and event organizers planning mass gatherings during the current COVID-19 pandemic
The content of this Risk Assessment tool has been updated to reflect new WHO guidance and new evidence on both COVID-19 and mass gatherings, as well as feedback from end-users.
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Additional improvements have been made to the way the information is organized and presented: the Decision Tree is now built into the tool and a new tab dedicated to Risk Communication has been added. The expanded tool now includes six tabs: 1. Instructions; 2. Decision Tree; 3. Risk Evaluation; 4. Risk Mitigation; 5. Decision Matrix; 6. Risk Communication.
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This is a real time documentation of strategies and solutions impacting behavioral outcomes critical to pandemic response that can immediately be used by a variety of stakeholders.
This particular playbook addresses behavioral challenges with respect to physical (not social) distancing.
Practical considerations
It provides more detailed and practical guidance for continuing services for each life stage across the life-course continuum. As such, both documents should be read and used together. The countries in South-East Asia and the Pacific regions would like to adapt the guidance... within the national and sub-national continuity plans, based on the local situation of COVID-19 transmission, containment response and health system capacity.
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BMJ Global Health2020;5:e002014. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002014
The purpose of this field guide is to provide comprehensive information on planning and implementing high-quality3 SIAs for injectable vaccines and highlight the opportunities to strengthen RI and surveillance. The guide uses measles–rubella SIAs as the main example throughout, but the informatio...n provided aims to be applicable to SIAs delivering any injectable vaccine. It can serve as a reference for the preparation of regional/national SIA field guides and materials.
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This report provides an overview of the progress in the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines in adults (aged 18 years and above) across EU/EEA Member States. It presents the number of vaccine doses distributed by manufacturers to each Member State for the different approved vaccines and the number of first..., second or unspecified doses administered to adult individuals overall, by age group and other selected target groups including healthcare workers (HCW) and residents in long-term care facilities (LTCF).
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21 May 2021. Iinkcukacha neengcebiso ezilungiselelwe emakhaya:
Available in English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa
A Technical Brief for Breakthrough ACTION Field Teams
Social media can be used to collect and address rumors or popular beliefs among target audiences, share evidence-based and timely health information, receive instant feedback on materials, conduct remote trainings, promote awareness of a project..., its mission and events, and more. As increased numbers of people search online for health information, social media platforms are leading the lightning-speed spread of both dangerous coronavirus misinformation and the correct life-saving measures individuals, families, and communities can take to reduce their risk. Public health programs must have a proactive presence in these information-sharing spaces to provide access to trusted and accurate information.
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This clinical pocket book - Respiratory Assessment and Oxygen Administration - is the forth edition from Clinical Pocket Reference for Nurses
Person-centred evidence based practice (EBP)- Clinical Pocket Reference - for students, nurses and other healthcare professionals
Key knowledge from...
Fundamental Care - A Person-Centred Approach - Second Edition
This infographic shows the most common signs and symptoms of Long COVID. Breathlessness. Cough, sore throat. Chest pain. Pins and needles. Tinnitus, earaches.
Patient Navigator & Community Health Worker Training. This course is organized into three modules that describe patient navigation’s role in reducing health disparities and improving treatment for chronic diseases.
Illustrated by A. Scheffler and contribution by G. Medley