This protocol provides information on the safe management of dead bodies and burial of patients who died from suspected or confirmed Ebola 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 suspected or confirmed Ebola 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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Now available in an interactive map journal that shows the evolution of the outbreak and the global response. Please download the latest version from the website
http://apps.who.int/ebola/en/current-situation/ebola-maps
WHO guidelines for pandemic preparedness and response in the nonhealth sector
Source: Country statistics and global health estimates by WHO and UN partners. For more information visit the Global Health Observatory: https://ww...w.who.int/gho/en
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The WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist is a tool intended to improve the quality of care for women and babies at the time of childbirth. The Checklist is an organized list of evidence-based essential birth practices targeting major causes of maternal dea...ths, intrapartum-related stillbirths and neonatal deaths that occur in facilities around the world. An implementation guide has been developed alongside this Checklist to help facilities successfully implement it.
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The World Health Organization has created a Zika app.
The app gathers all of WHO's guidance for... agencies and individuals involved in the response to Zika Virus Disease and its suspected complications such as microcephaly, and for health care workers such as doctors, nurses and community health workers.
Currently supported languages are English, Portuguese and Spanish. Please download directly from the iTunes Store.
Soon available in all the United Nations' official languages!
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The World Health Organization has created a Zika app. The app gathers all of WHO's guidance for ...agencies and individuals involved in the response to Zika Virus Disease and its suspected complications such as microcephaly, and for health care workers such as doctors, nurses and community health workers. Currently supported languages are English, Portuguese and Spanish. Please download directly from the Google Play Store.
Soon available in all the United Nations' official languages!
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