አማርኛ Archives - COVID-19 Communication Network

COVID-19 Health Literacy Project

This project creates and translates accessible COVID-19 information into different languages to help all patients know when, and how, to seek care. The materials are created in collaboration with Harvard Health Publishing.

All of the materials are reviewed and vetted by physicians and medical school faculty members at the Harvard hospitals. These materials are created in collaboration with Harvard Health Publishing. The materials are freely available for download and distribution without copyright restrictions. The project currently supports 35 languages.

Source: COVID-19 Health Literacy Project

Infographics about COVID-19 in Many Languages

May 19, 2020/in Infographics, SBC Materials Harvard University Global Af Soomaali, Amaziɣ, Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bosanski, Dari, English, Español, Farsi, Français, Kiswahili, Kurdish Sorani, Kurdish-Kurmanci, Libyan Amazigh, Pashto, Punjabi Gurmukhi, Türkçe, Urdu, West Bengali, አማርኛ, हिन्दी, বাংলা General Info, Prevention Communities, General Public /by Shane Harper

These infographics were designed through a strategic process led by Harvard Medical Students, Harvard School of Public Health professionals and alumni as well as physicians.

The infographics designers are now partnering with the Cincinnati Health Department to make more specific infographics.

Source: Infographics about COVID-19 in Many Languages

Breakthrough ACTION Ethiopia COVID-19 Campaign

May 4, 2020/in SBC Materials Ethiopia Public Health Institute, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, United States Agency for International Development Ethiopia Af Soomaali, Afaan Oromoo, Qafaraf, ትግርኛ, አማርኛ Handwashing, Prevention, Stigma General Public, Special Industries /by Kathryn Sugg

Due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) had prioritized Ethiopia, among 13 African countries, as the most vulnerable countries for importation of COVID-19. A recent Lancet publication reiterated this by describing Ethiopia as a highly vulnerable country with substantially larger population potential exposed yet with moderate capacity to contain the spread of the infection.

Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) is an essential component of health emergency readiness and response activities. The Ethiopia Public Health Institute (EPHI) has been proactively working on emergency readiness and response activities on COVID-19 since late January 2020. The Emergency Operation Center (EOC), housed in EPHI and usually activated during public health emergencies in the country, started its work by establishing a technical working group (TWG) on RCCE comprised of different stakeholders and health development partners.

Breakthrough ACTION Ethiopia is working closely with EPHI on COVID-19. To date, efforts have included technical assistance, training, tool development, and risk communication materials design, and logistical support to EPHI. The scope also includes focused support to the RCCE TWG, coordination on preparedness and response activities among several implementing partners, and training for Ethiopian Airlines flight and ground crew, as well as urban health extension workers and religious leaders.

Thus far, the project has produced the following materials:

PSAs for Amhara, Central, Oromia, SNNPR and Tigray:
- Prevention methods
- Misconceptions
- Avoiding panic
- Social distancing
- Stigma

Source (Amharic – Amhara, Central):

Source (Oromo):

Source (Amharic – SNNPR):

Source: (Tigrigna):

Print materials for Amhara, Central, Oromia, SNNPR and Tigray:
- Brochures and posters for general population
- Brochures for hotel staff
- Posters for travelers (bus and train stations)
- Stickers for inside buses and trains
- Proper hand-washing stickers for washrooms
- Hand-washing reminders

Source (Amhara): Ethiopia COVID 19 Posters – Amhara

Source (Central): Ethiopia COVID 19 Posters – Central

Source (Oromia): Ethiopia COVID 19 Posters – Oromia

Source (SNNPR): Ethiopia COVID 19 Posters – SNNPR

Source (Tigray): Ethiopia COVID 19 Posters – Tigray

Coronavirus — COVID-19 Factsheet – Hesperian Foundation

April 28, 2020/in SBC Materials Hesperian Health Guides Global Afaan Oromoo, Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, ChiShona, English, Español, Farsi, Français, Kinyarwanda, Kiswahili, Kreyòl ayisyen, Nande, Português, Sindhi, Tagalog, Tiếng Việt, Urdu, አማርኛ, मराठी, हिन्दी, বাংলা, தமிழ், తెలుగు, മലയാളം, ລາວ, 中文 General Info General Public /by Kathryn Sugg

This factsheet offers information for the public on the basics of COVID-19.

Included is information on:

What is COVID-19?
How does it spread?
Who does it infect?
How can you prevent infection?

The resource is available in English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Urdu, Bengali, Filipino, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Farsi, Hindi, Telugu, Sindhi, Portuguese, Arabic, Haitian Creole, ChiShona, Kiswahili, Lao, Malay, Malayalam, Tamil, Nande, Kinyarwand, Oromo, Amharic, and Marathi at the link below.

Source: Coronavirus – COVID-19