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Title: Technical Guidance on contact tracing for COVID-19 in the World Health Organization (WHO) African region | WHO | Regional Office for Africa

URL: https://www.afro.who.int/publications/technical-guidance-contact-tracing-covid-19-world-health-organization-who-african

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: This 20-page document offers guidance to Member States in the African region on the key steps used to conduct contact tracing related to the COVID-19 response. It is to be used by national and local health authorities in the implementation of tracing of contacts of probable and confirmed COVID-19 cases.

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Title: Addressing NCD risk factors in the context of COVID-19

URL: https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/Covid-19/Techinical%20documents/Addressing%20NCD%20Risk%20factors%20in%20context%20of%20COVID19.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: This five-page document describes how the global COVID-19 pandemic is contributing to social and economic disruptions that may drive people to engage in risk-taking behavior and unhealthy habits. Preventing these risk factors will have a dual beneficial effect of reducing the number of people at risk of severe disease, as well as improving the recovery of those affected by COVID-19. The document provides a list of key messages.

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Title: CROSS-BORDER MANAGEMENT OF COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN EAST & SOUTHERN AFRICA

URL: https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/Covid-19/Techinical%20documents/CROSS-BORDER%20MANAGEMENT%20OF%20COVID-19%20OUTBREAK%20IN%20EAST%20%26%20SOUTHERN%20AFRICA_0.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: This six-page document details the urgent need to develop and implement a coordinated sub-regional strategy to prevent, control, and suppress cross-border transmission of COVID-19 in East and Southern Africa countries through harmonized approach to ports of entry surveillance; testing of transnational truck drivers and their assistants; timely operational, strategic cross-border information sharing; and the use of mobility and surveillance data to guide the investment of public health actions along major transport corridors.

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Title: Certification and Quality Check of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Guidance to Countries

URL: https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/Covid-19/Techinical%20documents/Certification%20and%20Quality%20Check%20of%20Personal%20Protective%20Equipment.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: This four-page document describes how the high demand of personal protective equipment (PPE) by countries during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the local production and importation of sub-standard PPE from different sources. The infection prevention and control team should advise on appropriate procurement and use of PPE based on WHO recommended standards and international standard guidelines on PPE certification and quality check. The document provides a list of documents that are needed for certification verification and others that are useful for quality check of PPE.

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Title: Establishing COVID-19 triage stations at healthcare facilities: Key instructions and tips

URL: https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/Covid-19/Techinical%20documents/Establishing%20COVID-19%20triage%20stations%20at%20healthcare%20facilities%20-%20Key%20instructions%20and%20tips.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: The purpose of this nine-page document is to provide guidance on how to rapidly establish a COVID-19 triage area at a healthcare facility (HCF). It outlines different options for setting up a triage station based on the resources and/or size of the healthcare facility.

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Title: Guidance Document for a Differentiated Response to COVID-19 Outbreak in Urban and Rural settings

URL: https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/Covid-19/Techinical%20documents/Guidance%20Document%20for%20a%20Differentiated%20Response%20to%20COVID-19%20Outbreak%20in%20Urban%20and%20Rural%20settings.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: This 10-page guidance document provides a differentiated approach in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in urban and rural settings. The interventions are customized in each setting based on the local COVID-19 transmission pattern, as defined by the World Health Organization.

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Title: Guidance to reduce COVID-19 stigma on Health workers and families

URL: https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/Covid-19/Techinical%20documents/Guidance%20to%20reduce%20COVID-19%20stigma%20on%20Health%20workers%20and%20families.pdf

Collection: Global Health Events web archive

Description: This eight-page document discusses how COVID-19 stigma happens and what the impacts are, and provides guidance to reduce stigma in several circumstances, including on people using masks and practicing social/physical distancing. It provides a table detailing how stigma manifests in behaviors and what the consequences are.

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