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How to support survivors of gender-based violence when a GBV actor is not available in your area

This document is a step-by-step guide for response actors on supporting GBV survivors with key messages and resources.

The guide uses global standards on providing basic support and information to survivors of GBV without doing further harm. We encourage adaptation of this resource to your local context with the support of a GBV specialist and in a manner that maintains a survivor-centered approach.

Source: How to support survivors of gender-based violence when a GBV actor is not available in your area

GBV AoR Tools and Resources for COVID-19

July 23, 2020/in Web Resources Gender-Based Violence AoR Global Arabic, English, Español, Français Gender-based Violence Response Organizations, SBC Professionals/by Shane Harper

This is living document containing links to resources and guidance on integrating gender and GBV into communications and community engagement efforts. It contains guidance on topics such as gender impacts of COVID-19 and key response actions, contingency planning for COVID-19 outbreaks, and adjusting program COVID-19 affected settings.

Source: GBV AoR Tools and Resources for COVID-19

COVID-19: Rethinking Risk

July 23, 2020/in News and Updates Global English Risk Communication and Messaging Policy Makers, Response Organizations/by Shane Harper

This article explains that an increased understanding of risk factors, including the effects of social determinants and their interplay, provides an opportunity to target mitigation strategies and helps to allay the popular misconception that everyone is at equal risk of severe illness.

As the authors note, it is time to evolve from a one-size-fits-all approach to one that centres on those most at risk. This will need to happen at both the individual and community level.

Source: COVID-19: Rethinking Risk

Comprehensive Sexuality Education to Address Gender-based Violence

July 21, 2020/in News and Updates The Lancet Global English Gender, Vulnerable Populations Policy Makers, Response Organizations/by Shane Harper

The COVID-19 pandemic has unmasked underlying inequities. Measures such as lockdown and physical distancing have confined many people to isolated, unsafe places that may increase risk of gender-based violence (GBV).

f lockdowns or restricted movement continue for just a year, it is estimated there will be 61 million more cases of GBV than what would have already been expected In response to this increase, UN Women launched the Shadow Pandemic public awareness campaign in May, 2020.2 Meanwhile, the UN Secretary-General has called for countries to include GBV prevention as a component of COVID-19 recovery plans.

UN Women emphasises vital national responses to address violence against women and girls (VAWG) throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and these responses could serve as useful entry points for comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) provision in the Arab region. VAWG regional responses include provision of shelters, telephone hotlines, and online counselling; strong messaging from law enforcement that violence against women and girls (VAWG) cases are high priority; and psychological support for women and girls, GBV survivors, and front-line health workers affected by both the COVID-19 and shadow pandemics.

Source: Comprehensive Sexuality Education to Address Gender-based Violence

Infographic: The Shadow Pandemic – Violence Against Women and Girls and COVID-19

July 21, 2020/in Infographics, SBC Materials UN Women Global English Gender, Vulnerable Populations Policy Makers, Response Organizations/by Shane Harper

This infographic illustrates how, since the outbreak of COVID-19, violence against women and girls (VAWG), and particularly domestic violence, has intensified.

As stay-at-home orders expand to contain the spread of the virus, women with violent partners increasingly find themselves isolated from the people and resources that can help them. The surge in COVID-19 cases is straining even the most advanced and best-resourced health systems to the breaking point, including those at the front line in violence response. The infographic offers several actions to alleviate the situation.

Source: Infographic: The Shadow Pandemic – Violence Against Women and Girls and COVID-19

COVID-19 Digital Classroom

July 21, 2020/in Web Resources COVID-19 Digital Classroom Global English Handwashing, Masks, Prevention, Social/Physical Distancing Communities, Health Workers and Facilities/by Shane Harper

The COVID-19 Digital Classroom is a collective of international organizations who wish to provide access to high-quality healthcare.

Since populations around the world need rapid, coordinated, and focused support to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, patients in countries with limited preparedness and response resources are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. Sharp increases in COVID-19 caseloads are likely to overwhelm health systems in countries already facing shortages of nurses, physicians, and other health workers.

Community-based health workers need access to high-quality and easy-to-use information that will help increase their ability to treat and support patients and to deliver health services safely.

The COVID-19 Digital Classroom is leveraging digital technologies and existing content distribution channels to ensure every health worker has the information they need to help their own communities, wherever in the world they are providing care, from city centers to the last mile.

Source: COVID-19 Digital Classroom

The Public’s Role in COVID-19 Vaccination: Planning Recommendations Informed by Design Thinking and the Social, Behavioral, and Communication Sciences

July 21, 2020/in Reports and Studies Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Global English Prevention, Vaccines Policy Makers, SBC Professionals/by Shane Harper

This report considers human factors in relation to future vaccines against COVID-19, drawing on insights from design thinking and the social, behavioral, and communication sciences. It provides recommendations—directed to both US policymakers and practitioners, as well as nontraditional partners new to public health’s mission of vaccination—on how to advance public understanding of, access to, and acceptance of vaccines that protect against COVID-19.

The report offers several recommendations for enhancing acceptance of vaccines:

Put people at the center of a revolutionary SARS-CoV-2 vaccine research enterprise
Understand and inform public expectations about vaccine benefits, risks, and supply
Earn the public’s confidence that vaccine allocation and distribution are evenhanded
Make vaccination available in safe, familiar, and convenient places
Communicate in meaningful, relevant, and personal terms, crowding out misinformation –
Establish independent representative bodies (i.e., public oversight committees) to instill public ownership of the vaccination program

Source: The Public’s Role in COVID-19 Vaccination: Planning Recommendations Informed by Design Thinking and the Social, Behavioral, and Communication Sciences

Practice Guide: Behaviour Change Communication during Crisis

July 21, 2020/in Tools, Web Resources Moving Forward Together Global English Risk Communication and Messaging Response Organizations, SBC Professionals/by Shane Harper

This guide provides tips, recommendations, and templates for nonprofit organizations in response to COVID-19.

Included are various modules:

Part 1: Communication about Health Behaviors
Part 2: Mobilization of Resources
Part 3: Crisis Communication Plan
Part 4: Building an Internal Communication Strategy
Part 5: Remote Work Setup
Part 6: Behavior Change Resources

Source: Practice Guide: Behaviour Change Communication during Crisis

A Guide to WHO’s Guidance on COVID-19

July 21, 2020/in Clinical/Technical Guidance, Web Resources World Health Organization Global English, Español COVID-19 Response, Prevention Multiple, Researchers, Response Organizations, SBC Professionals/by Shane Harper

Since January 2020, WHO has published more than 100 documents about COVID-19. Of these, more than half are detailed technical guidance, on how to find and test cases, how to provide safe and appropriate care for people depending on the severity of their illness, how to trace and quarantine contacts, how to prevent transmission from one person to another, how to protect health care workers, and how to help communities to respond appropriately.

This page offers a summary of some of the documents WHO has developed for COVID-19 and how they can be used.

Source: A Guide to WHO’s Guidance on COVID-19

An Exploration of How Fake News is Taking over Social Media and Putting Public Health at Risk

July 21, 2020/in News and Updates Wiley Library Global English Rumors and Misinformation Policy Makers, SBC Professionals/by Shane Harper

This article reports on a small study which attempted to identify the types and sources of COVID‐19 misinformation.

The authors identified and analysed 1225 pieces of COVID‐19 fake news stories taken from fact‐checkers, myth‐busters and COVID‐19 dashboards.

The study concludes that the COVID‐19 infodemic is full of false claims, half backed conspiracy theories and pseudoscientific therapies, regarding the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, origin and spread of the virus. Fake news is pervasive in social media, putting public health at risk. The scale of the crisis and ubiquity of the misleading information require that scientists, health information professionals and journalists exercise their professional responsibility to help the general public identify fake news stories. They should ensure that accurate information is published and disseminated.

Source: An Exploration of How Fake News is Taking over Social Media and Putting Public Health at Risk

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