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Displaying 795 of about 889 resultsAnte la rápida expansión del nuevo coronavirus (COVID-19) en todo el planeta, este artículo presenta un conjunto de propuestas elaboradas por psicólogas y psicólogos de América Latina que buscan abordar este fenómeno desde una perspectiva regional. En este sentido, se exponen tópicos como el problema de la sobreinformación y el impacto de los protocolos…
Since early March 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic across the United Kingdom has led to a range of social distancing policies, which have resulted in reduced mobility across different regions. Crowd level data on mobile phone usage can be used as a proxy for actual population mobility patterns and provide a way of quantifying the i…
As more political administrations look to Early Warning Systems (EWS) to help mitigate future waves of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), evidence-based considerations from the study of EWS and environmental hazards can lay the ground for discussion. According to this editorial, the key findings to be carried forward are as follows:
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The main objective of the virtual dialogue was to provide a platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Focal Points (DRR FPs) from Member States (MS) and Regional Economic Communities (RECs), African Union Commission (AUC) and United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for Africa to promote the exchange of experiences and coordi…
This document should be read in the context of the Secretary General’s report on the Socio-Economic Impacts of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Group’s framework for the immediate socio-economic response to COVID-19. In this report, the UN Environment Programme lays out how it is adjusting its work in re…
A clear and integrated Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) strategy and response is vital for community uptake of essential public health and biomedical interventions to prevent and control the spread of disease. This strategic framework for preparedness and response is to provide an overview of how RCCE coordination mechanisms are set up…
Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) is an essential component of your health emergency preparedness and response action plan.
This tool is designed to support risk communication, community engagement staff and responders working with national health authorities, and other partners to develop, implement and monitor an effective action…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has made the assessment that COVID-19 (coronavirus) can be characterised as a pandemic and the virus has now spread to many countries and territories. While a lot is still unknown about the virus that causes COVID-19, what is knows is that it is transmitted through direct contact with respiratory droplets of an…
The threat posed by pandemics grows alongside increased globalization and technological innovation. Distant cultures can now be connected in a day’s time, and international trade links global health and economic prosperity. This report details nine priority areas and accompanying action items that will help to address current pandemic response problems.…
This case study illustrates how local level education and a focus on prevention can have powerful effects in reducing the prevalence of Dengue. Can Tho in Vietnam is a growing city with an increasing number of residents living in peri-urban areas.
These are the lessons for policy and practice:
Community-based monitoring and awareness and p…
The aim of this document is to highlight preparedness activities that can effectively contribute to reduce the risk of importation and local transmission of pathogens transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes Albopictus. The main diseases of concern in this context are Zika, dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever.
This document focuses mainly on t…
The next global pandemic is a matter of when, not if. Preparing for this inevitability requires that policymakers understand not just the science of limiting disease transmission or engineering a drug, but also the practical challenges of expanding a response strategy to a regional or global level. Achieving success at such scales is largely an issue of…
Climate change may affect human health through multiple and interactive pathways that include safe water scarcity. However, impacts of climate change-induced water scarcity on health and well-being are complex. About 80% of illnesses in developing countries are attributed to unsafe drinking water and waterborne diseases. In Southwestern Bangladesh, lack…
In this ‘Social Science in Epidemics’ series, different aspects of past disease outbreaks are reviewed in order to identify social science ‘entry points’ for preparedness and response activities. This brief draws out some recommendations for Ebola response actors in North Kivu. It includes lessons learned primarily from (i) historical outbreaks in Congo…
The draft action plan to improve public health preparedness and response in the WHO European Region, 2018–2023, aims to strengthen national and regional capacities to effectively prevent, prepare for, detect and respond to public health threats and emergencies and to provide support to affected countries, when necessary. It takes into account actions ta…