Toolkit to Spread Awareness and Take Action on COVID-19

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Inspired by the actions of young people across the world UNICEF has compiled a set of actions that anyone can take to join the fight against misinformation and stigma, and to promote community support and spirit, divided by the time it will take one to get involved, so anyone can decide how he or she can best contribute.

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    COVID-19: Keeping Young People Healthy

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    This page offers practical guides for adolescents and young people, parents and caregivers, healthcare providers and implementing partners to keep young people healthy during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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      Breakthrough ACTION Ethiopia COVID-19 Campaign

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      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

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      Priorities for the Global COVID-19 Response

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      COVID-19 disproportionately affects the poor and vulnerable: sharp increases in caseloads will overwhelm health systems in countries already facing shortages of workers and supplies.

      With millions of lives at stake, decisive action must be taken now to blunt the impact of the pandemic in countries likely to be hit the hardest. Investment is needed at all levels of the health system and Community Health Workers (CHWs) are poised to play a pivotal role in fighting the pandemic. Members of the Community Health Impact Coalition have come together to urgently outline the targeted actions needed to achieve the following goals:

      1. Protect health care workers
      2. Interrupt the virus
      3. Maintain existing health care services while surging their capacity
      4. Shield the most vulnerable from socioeconomic shocks

      Source (English): Priorities for the Global COVID-19 Response

      Source (Español): Priorities for the Global COVID-19 Response Español

      Source (Français): Priorités de la réponse globale COVID-19

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