COVID-19 Kenya – Knowledge Sharing Tracker

This resource, produced by the Kenya Ministry of Health in partnership with USAID, tracks reports, presentations, documents, and other tools which are being accumulated as new information about COVID-19 in Kenya is published. Several topics include: gender, PWD, informal settlement, COVID response/survey, wildlife, malnutrition, etc.

Source: COVID-19 Kenya – Knowledge Sharing Tracker

    Views 691

    Managing Nutrition Myths and Misconceptions During COVID-19: Technical Brief

    This short guide cover social and behavior change (SBC) strategies for combating this information and supporting programs and responding to COVID-19 related misinformation that affects nutrition.

    Misinformation undermines confidence in the underlying science behind disease prevention and limits participation in recommended practices, including making use of available nutrition services and activities.

    Source: Managing Nutrition Myths and Misconceptions During COVID-19: Technical Brief

      Views 604

      COVID-19 and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls

      This is a living document outlining the current evidence on GBV during COVID-19 as well as innovative solutions and recommendations for organizations to integrate GBV support into their COVID-19 response. It makes recommendations to be considered by all sectors of society at the onset, during, and after the public health crisis with examples of actions already taken.

      Source: COVID-19 and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls

        Views 1181

        SBC for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health during COVID-19: Technical Brief

        This technical brief includes important considerations, messages, and resources to support country programs in adapting social and behavior change (SBC) programming for maternal, newborn, and child health in response to the challenges presented by COVID-19.

        Source: SBC for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health during COVID-19: Technical Brief

          Views 656

          Guidance on SBC for Nutrition During COVID-19: Technical Brief

          This short guide includes important considerations, messaging, and resources to support country programs in adapting nutrition Social and Behavior Change (SBC) programming in response to the challenges presented by COVID-19.

          Source: Guidance on SBC for Nutrition During COVID-19: Technical Brief

            Views 707

            Smoking and COVID-19

            This review assesses the available peer-reviewed literature on the association between smoking and COVID-19, including:

            1. Risk of infection by SARS-CoV-2
            2. Hospitalization with COVID-19
            3. Severity of COVID-19 outcomes amongst hospitalized patients such as admission into intensive care units (ICU), use of ventilators and death.

            Source: Smoking and COVID-19

              Views 528

              Virtual Presenting During COVID-19: Technical Brief

              This Technical Brief presents workarounds—tips and tricks to use digital platforms—to conduct pretests virtually. In this document, two instances for virtual presenting are presented: the development of SBC materials and the development of job aids. Both use similar processes, but with specific differences that are highlighted in this document.

              Source: Virtual Presenting During COVID-19

                Views 516

                Using Social Media to Disseminate COVID-19 Information: Technical Brief

                This technical brief details the steps and considerations programs can take to develop an overarching social media strategy to disseminate COVID-19 messages and combat misinformation. This document also provides a list of relevant tools and resources for implementation.

                Source: Using Social Media to Disseminate COVID-19 Information

                  Views 578

                  Playbook for Mask Use

                  Playbook for Pandemic Response, an initiative led by Final Mile, is a real time documentation of strategies and solutions impacting behavioral outcomes critical to pandemic response that can immediately be used by a variety of stakeholders. This particular playbook addresses mask usage.

                  Source: Playbook for Mask Use

                    Views 600