Published: April 14, 2020
Given the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to accelerate local action. Forming national and subnational Handwashing Partnerships could fill a coordination gap for this focus on handwashing and ensure swift action. This brief provides practical steps to facilitate local-level partnerships with the […]
Published: April 6, 2020
This technical brief from UNHCR provides suggested activities for COVID-19 response among refugee settings.
TAGS: Briefing PaperTrainings & Toolkits Hygiene in EmergenciesCoronavirus
Published: April 4, 2020
This response strategy developed by the Ukraine WASH Cluster focuses on the two conflict affected areas of eastern Ukraine (Donetsk and Luhansk) also including areas not controlled by the Government of Ukraine. Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) activities are based on a planned response to […]
TAGS: Briefing Paper Coronavirus English
Published: April 3, 2020
This note developed by UNICEF provides guidance on which aspects to consider when planning and implementing a hygiene promotion campaign as part of a broader risk communication and community engagement strategy. It is not meant to provide a comprehensive guide to designing a behaviour change campaign, […]
TAGS: Briefing PaperTrainings & Toolkits Coronavirus FrenchEnglishSpanish
Published: April 2, 2020
Rappelons qu’une épidémie de COVID-19 peut affecter la vie sociale et économique du pays en plus de l’impact sanitaire, d’où l’intérêt d’élaborer un plan d’urgence. C’est dans ce cadre que le Ministère de la Santé et des Affaires Sociales a élaboré un plan de prévention […]
TAGS: Briefing Paper Coronavirus French
Published: April 2, 2020
Les points qui suivent ont pour objectif de donner quelques éléments pour faciliter la continuité des activités de la réponse humanitaire en WASH au Burkina Faso.
TAGS: Briefing Paper Coronavirus French
Published: April 1, 2020
This guidance note developed by UNICEF helps WASH staff in their preparedness and response to the current COVID-19 pandemic. It provides an overview of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and its intersection with water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). It also provides key actions that staff can […]
TAGS: Briefing PaperTrainings & Toolkits Coronavirus EnglishSpanishFrench
Published: April 1, 2020
This guidance note developed by UNICEF explains how the WASH sector can implement infection prevention and control measures in households and community settings. It focuses on reducing the exposure to the disease in vulnerable community settings and public spaces, and the transmission of the disease in home and […]
TAGS: Briefing PaperTrainings & Toolkits Coronavirus EnglishSpanishFrench
Published: April 1, 2020
This guidance note developed by UNICEF is intended to help WASH staff in their preparedness and response to the current COVID-19 pandemic. It provides an overview of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and its intersection with water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and how staff can […]
TAGS: Briefing PaperTrainings & Toolkits Coronavirus EnglishSpanishFrench
Published: April 1, 2020
Current evidence indicates that the COVID-19 virus is transmitted through respiratory droplets or contact. Contact transmission occurs when contaminated hands touch the mucosa of the mouth, nose, or eyes; the virus can also be transferred from one surface to another by contaminated hands, which facilitates […]
TAGS: Briefing Paper Coronavirus
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