Home-Based Care Reference Guide for COVID-19

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This guide provides recommendations to nonprofits, Red Cross Red Crescent network and community organizations who are designing programs and materials in response to COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries.

The working group designed it as a supplemental tool for organizations working specifically with community health workers (CHWs) (including trained community health volunteers) as they are reaching households, however the content can be adapted for other purposes.

This guide focuses on three main areas: how to support a person whose condition warrants home care because of non-severe symptoms and home care is recommended by local jurisdictions; how to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the home; and how to provide emotional support to family members. While this manual provides information on danger signs of COVID-19, it should not be used as a guide for when and how a person who has COVID-19 (or its symptoms) should seek medical care. All content adapted to different countries should reflect local policy guidelines and recommendations.

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    COVID-Ready Communication Playbook for Health Professionals

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    The team at VitalTalk crowdsourced this playbook to provide some practical advice to health care professionals on how to talk to their patients about some difficult topics related to COVID-19.

    Building on their experience studying and teaching communication they’ve drawn on their networks to crowdsource the challenges and match them with advice from some of the best clinicians they know.

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      Questions and Answers about Breastfeeding and COVID-19

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      This page offers answers to questions about breastfeeding issues and COVID-19.

      The questions include:

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        Basic Psychosocial Skills: A Guide for COVID-19 Responders

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        This Guide aims to help orient people supporting the COVID-19 response to integrate psychosocial support skills into their daily work, thereby making a difference to the well-being of people they come into contact with during the pandemic. More specifically, the Guide is intended for health and social workers; emergency responders; people working in food stores, public transport, funeral parlours and pharmacies; employers and managers; and people who are providing support to vulnerable family members or members of their community.

        The illustrated chapters provide practical advice for taking care of one’s own mental well-being, communicating with empathy, and helping people suffering from stress or severe distress. Case studies and tips to remember are included throughout.

        Source: Basic Psychosocial Skills: A Guide for COVID-19 Responders

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          COVID-19 Guide for Community Health Workers

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          Community health workers (CHWs) serve as a very important direct link between patients, communities and health services. As trusted on-the-ground support to community members, they therefore expand access to essential healthcare information as well as available treatment and prevention programmes.

          This course book provides appropriate, cost-effective, and sustainable targeted learning for the large numbers of emerging community health workers in South Africa.

          This online book includes these chapters:

          1. Introduction to COVID-19
          2. Diagnosing and managing COVID-19
          3. How to prevent the spread of COVID-19
          4. Protecting yourself from COVID-19

          ​​​​​​These chapters have been successfully used as part of the Skills to Care learning programme for the Lukhanji Municipality and Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape, funded by the Small Projects Foundation.

          Source: COVID-19 Guide for Community Health Workers

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            People Are Going off PrEP in the COVID-19 Era Because They’re Not Having Sex

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            The physical distancing being practiced by millions all over the world has had an interesting side effect – many people who were taking PrEP (pre-exposure prophylactics) to avoid contracting HIV have stopped taking their daily doses since they do not plan to have sexual contact for the foreseeable future.

            This article reviews some recent studies about this trend and how the sexually active gay and heterosexual communities are responding to COVID-19.

            Source: People Are Going off PrEP in the COVID-19 Era Because They’re Not Having Sex

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              Cleaning and Disinfection of Environmental Surfaces in the Context of COVID-19

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              The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on the cleaning and disinfection of environmental surfaces in the context of COVID-19. This guidance is intended for health care professionals, public health professionals and health authorities that are developing and implementing policies and standard operating procedures (SOP) on the cleaning and disinfection of environmental surfaces in the context of COVID-19.

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                Learning Resources to Support Staff during the COVID-19 Pandemic – and Beyond

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                DisasterReady.org [www.disasterready.org], a signature program of the Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation, is an open online learning community built to empower humanitarians working in relief and development.

                In order to support the workforce of the non-profit sector and NGOs during the current pandemic, they have created a new collection of short, engaging resources grouped in easy-to-navigate playlists, with content from top training providers (such as the Konterra Group, EJ4 or for French-speakers Institut Bioforce) and health specialists (like WHO and CDC). These playlists offer content to help everyone work safely, and to promote infection prevention, preparedness, and well-being during this pandemic. The collection also includes resources to support remote workers and the creation of engaging webcasts and online presentations.

                All these resources are available in English and they have also a French playlist. Access is free and unlimited – just create an account on www.disasterready.org

                Below are landing pages for specific playlists:
                Coronavirus Playlist
                EN: https://www.disasterready.org/coronavirus-resources
                FR: https://fr.disasterready.org/coronavirus-resources

                Working Remotely
                EN: https://www.disasterready.org/working-remotely

                COVID-19 Playlist (for Health Care Workers)
                EN: https://www.disasterready.org/covid-19-resources-health-workers

                Hand Washing Techniques
                https://www.disasterready.org/hand-washing-techniques

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                  WHO COVID-19 Learning Resources Application

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                  The WHO mobile learning app focuses on providing frontline health workers with critical, evidence-based information and tools to improve their skills and capabilities related to the pandemic.

                  This COVID-19 Digital Response offers up-to-the-minute guidance, training, and virtual workshops to support health workers in caring for patients infected by COVID-19, as well as how they can protect themselves as they do their critical work.

                  The app was created in direct response to an online survey of health workers conducted in March and April 2020 that received 20,000 submissions. Key features include learning guidance, learning materials, and tools organized into the following COVID-19 subject matter areas:

                  • Case Management: How to care for COVID-19 patients
                  • Infection Prevention Control: Protecting health worker and the community
                  • Risk Communication and Community Engagement: Communicating effectively with the public
                  • Epidemiology: Distribution, characteristics, and determinants of COVID-19
                  • Statistics: Updated news and statistics on the COVID-19 pandemic
                  • Laboratory: Testing for COVID-19 in humans
                  • Health Services and Systems: Strategic planning and coordinated action
                  • International Health Regulations: Public health and international spread of disease
                  • Research & Development: Working towards a treatment and a vaccine
                  • Operational Support and Logistics
                  • Regional Information

                  The WHO mobile learning app is a convenient tool for accessing WHO’s rapidly expanding and evolving training materials and guidance, along with opportunities to participate in virtual classrooms and other live training in six global languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.

                  Source: WHO COVID-19 Learning Resources Application

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