COVID-19 resources and guidance

COVID-19 resources and guidance

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COVID-19 lessons learned and good practices briefs

8 January 2024

Coordination

8 January 2024

Multisectoral Collaboration

8 January 2024

Vaccination

8 January 2024

Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE)

8 January 2024

Pandemic preparedness, readiness and response

COVID-19 Lessons learned studies

8 June 2023

Study to examine the coordination of COVID-19 response in humanitarian settings

The purpose of this study was to better understand and review how the coordination of coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 responses has been occurring in humanitarian...

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22 May 2023

Study to examine multisectoral collaboration for COVID-19 response in humanitarian settings

In 2022, the Global Health Cluster initiated this study to examine multisectoral collaboration for CO VID-19 in humanitarian settings to further understand...

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31 January 2023

Study to examine COVID-19 vaccination in humanitarian settings

The purpose of the study is to better understand good practices as well as challenges faced in regard to the equitable deployment and administration...

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COVID-19 Lessons learned studies: French

15 March 2024

Étude sur la coordination de la riposte à la COVID-19 dans les contextes humanitaires

Résumé analytiqueLa présente étude a pour objectif d’examiner et de mieux cerner la manière dont la coordination...

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15 March 2024

Étude sur la collaboration multisectorielle relative à la COVID-19 dans des contextes humanitaires

Résumé d’orientationEn 2022, le GSMS a lancé cette étude pour examiner la collaboration multisectorielle en matière...

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22 February 2024

Étude relative à la vaccination contre la COVID-19 dans les contextes humanitaires

AperçuL’objectif de l’étude est de mieux comprendre ce qui conditionne le déploiement et l’administration équitables...

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GHC COVID-19 Tools

GHC COVID-19 Documents

20 March 2024

Impact analysis of COVID-19 on humanitarian health response

1 February 2023

GHC Presentation of COVID-19 vaccination in humanitarian settings at Joint Convening, February 2023

6 January 2023

2022 COVID-19 Vaccination in Humanitarian Settings Report

16 December 2021

Reaching 70% vaccine coverage for COVID-19 - What will it take to reach people facing humanitarian crises?

6 December 2021

Barriers to Gender Based Violence (GBV) health services in humanitarian settings during COVID-19

7 May 2021

GHC position paper: COVID-19 vaccination in humanitarian settings

28 February 2021

Analysis of NDVPS for COVID-19 vaccination in humanitarian settings – March 2021

15 December 2020

Health workforce estimator in humanitarian settings

15 December 2020

GHC guidance note: Prioritizing Essential Health Services

25 November 2020

GHC study findings: country-based key informant interviews

15 November 2020

GHC tools: ethics key questions

15 November 2020

GHC study: COVID-19 survey findings

COVID-19 Guidance

WHO GUIDANCE

Clinical care

Breastfeeding scientific brief
Checklists for care, cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of respiratory devices
Chest imaging
Clinical care of severe acute respiratory infections – Tool kit
Clinical management of COVID-19: living guidance
Corticosteroids
COVID-19 clinical care pathway (‎CARE)‎: confirm SARS-CoV-2 infection, assess symptoms, risk factors and severity, respond with appropriate care and treatment, evaluate clinical response and recovery
COVID-19 home care bundle for health care workers
Definition and categorization of the timing of mother-to-child transmission
Home care for confirmed or suspected cases
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS) Case Report Form
Neglected tropical diseases in the context of COVID-19
Pregnancy COVID-19 Case Report Form
Preventing and managing COVID-19 across long-term care services
Therapeutics and COVID-19: living guideline
WHO Living Guidance - Therapeutics and COVID-19

 

COVID-19 Vaccines

COVID-19 vaccine checklist
COVID-19 vaccine introduction toolkit
COVID-19 vaccines: safety surveillance manual
COVID-19 vaccination: supply and logistics guidance
Guidance note and checklist for tackling gender-related barriers to equitable COVID-19 vaccine deployment
Disability considerations for COVID-19 vaccination: WHO and UNICEF policy brief
Draft landscape of COVID-19 candidate vaccines
Epi-Win slide set No. 66 on COVID-19 booster doses
Evaluation of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness
Guidance on developing a national deployment and vaccination plan for COVID-19 vaccines
Health worker communication for COVID-19 vaccination flow diagram
Interim recommendations for use of the Janssen Ad26.COV2.S (COVID-19) vaccine
Interim recommendations for use of the Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccine against COVID-19
Interim recommendations for use of the Pfizer - BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, BNT162b2, under Emergency Use Listing
Monitoring COVID-19 vaccination: considerations for the collection and use of vaccination data
The role of community health workers in COVID-19 vaccination: implementation support guide
SAGE roadmap for prioritizing uses of COVID-19 vaccines in the context of limited supply
Update 73 – COVID-19 vaccines & immune response

Critical preparedness and response

Behavioural considerations for acceptance and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines
Considerations for implementing and adjusting public health and social measures
Considerations for school-related public health measures
Country COVID-19 intra-action review (IAR)
COVID-19 case management capacities: diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccine readiness, and other health products – facility assessment tool - A module from the suite of health service capacity assessments in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 vaccine introduction and deployment costing tool
Critical preparedness, readiness and response actions
Critical preparedness, readiness and response actions for COVID-19
Developing a national deployment and vaccination plan
Practical actions in cities to strengthen preparedness
Preparedness for cyclones, tropical storms, tornadoes, floods and earthquakes during COVID-19
Resuming international travel
Severe Acute Respiratory Infections Treatment Centre
Travel advice Q&A

 

Essential health services

Analysing and using routine data to monitor the effects of COVID-19 on essential health services
Community needs, perceptions and demands: community assessment tool
Essential oral health services
Health workforce policy and management
Maintaining essential health services: operational guide for the COVID-19 context
Pulse survey on continuity of essential health services
Pulse survey on continuity of essential health services, second round
Prevention, identification and management of health worker infection
Suite of health service capacity assessments
• Rapid hospital readiness checklist
• Diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccine readiness and other health products
• Biomedical equipment for COVID-19 case management
• Ensuring a safe environment for patiences and staff in COVID-19 facilities
• Infection prevention and control health-care facility response for COVID-19
• Continuity of essential health services: facility assessment tool

 

Essential resource planning

Emergency Global Supply Chain System (COVID-19) catalogue
Essential resource planning
Essential supplies forecasting tool
Essential supplies forecasting tool, overview
Priority medical devices list for the COVID-19 response and associated technical specifications

 

Infection Prevention and Control / WASH

Advice on the use of masks
Advice on the use of masks for children
Considerations for implementing and adjusting public health and social measures in the context of COVID-19
Considerations for quarantine of contacts of COVID-19 cases
How is COVID-19 transmitted? Q&A
Infection prevention and control during healthcare when coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is suspected or confirmed
Infection prevention and control for the safe management of a dead body
Infection prevention and control principles and procedures for COVID-19 vaccination activities
Living guideline: drugs to prevent COVID-19
Modes of transmission of SARS-CoV-2: implications for IPC precautions
Quarantine of contacts
Rational use of personal protective equipment for COVID-19 and considerations during severe shortages
Roadmap to improve and ensure good indoor ventilation in the context of COVID-19
Water, sanitation, hygiene and waste management for SARS-CoV-2

 

Laboratory and diagnosis

Antigen-detection in the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection using rapid immunoassays
Diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2
Laboratory biosafety guidance related to COVID-19
Operational considerations to expedite genomic sequencing component of GISRS surveillance of SARS-CoV-2

 

Mass gatherings

Mass gatherings risk assessment and mitigation
Safe Eid al Adha practices
Safe Ramadan practices
Small gatherings and COVID-19 Q&A

 

Risk communication and community engagement

Addressing violence against children, women and older people during the COVID-19 pandemic
Global Risk Communication and Community Engagement Strategy

 

Schools, businesses and institutions

Guidance for schools, workplaces and institutions
Occupational health and safety for health workers

 

Surveillance, case investigation and epidemiological protocols

Contact tracing in the context of COVID-19
Estimating mortality
GISRS sentinel surveillance for COVID-19 FAQs
Global surveillance of COVID-19: WHO process for reporting aggregated data
Guidance for Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 Variants
Public health surveillance for COVID-19
Public health surveillance - WHO COVID-19 case definition
Status of environmental surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 virus

 

Travel, Points of Entry and Border Health

Considerations for implementing a risk-based approach to international travel in the context of COVID-19

 

Vulnerable populations and fragile settings

Considerations for COVID-19 surveillance for vulnerable populations
COVID-19 immunization in refugees and migrants: principles and key considerations: interim guidance
GHC and WHO guidance note: Cash and Voucher Assistance in the COVID-19 response
Joint note on means to protect health care from acts of violence in the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out

 

MULTI-SECTORAL RESOURCES

Basic information package for COVID-19
Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster
Education Cluster
Emergency Telecommunications Cluster
Food Security Cluster
Gender-Based Violence
Logistics Cluster
Nutrition Cluster
Protection Cluster
Shelter Cluster
WASH Cluster

 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Apart Together survey: Preliminary overview of refugees and migrants self-reported impact of COVID-19
Risk Communication and Community Engagement Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccines for Marginalised Population
WHO COVID-19 database
WHO Learning resources
WHO Weekly Epidemiological Updates and Weekly Operational Updates 

 

PARTNER RESOURCES

ALNAP: Guidance for humanitarian agencies responding to COVID-19
Building trust within and across communities for health emergency preparedness - Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB)
Elrha research snapshot: COVID-19 in Gaza
From crisis to opportunity for sustainable peace: A joint perspective on responding to the health, employment and peacebuilding challenges in times of COVID-19
Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) Annual Report - A World in Disorder
GOARN knowledge hub on COVID-19
Guidance for Health Care Worker (HCW) surveys in humanitarian contexts in LMICs
IOM Cross-border human mobility
Johns Hopkins University repository on maternal & child health and nutrition
Knowledge management initiative: COVID-19 Humanitarian 
READY initiative COVID-19 webinar series 
UHC2030 policy brief on COVID-19 and fragile settings
UN Medevac FAQs
Vaccine access and uptake: bioethics briefing note
World Bank Group: Global Economic Prospects June 2020

 

GLOBAL HEALTH CLUSTER CALLS

The Global Health Cluster is organizing regular calls with partners and Health Cluster Coordinators to share information on the current response. Notes for the record are internal and available at:

Consult the GHC SharePoint
List of Health Cluster calls

Essential health services

Analysing and using routine data to monitor the effects of COVID-19 on essential health services
Community needs, perceptions and demands: community assessment tool
Essential oral health services
Health workforce policy and management
Maintaining essential health services: operational guide for the COVID-19 context
Pulse survey on continuity of essential health services
Pulse survey on continuity of essential health services, second round
Prevention, identification and management of health worker infection
Suite of health service capacity assessments
• Rapid hospital readiness checklist
• Diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccine readiness and other health products
• Biomedical equipment for COVID-19 case management
• Ensuring a safe environment for patiences and staff in COVID-19 facilities
• Infection prevention and control health-care facility response for COVID-19
• Continuity of essential health services: facility assessment tool

 

Infection Prevention and Control / WASH

Advice on the use of masks
Advice on the use of masks for children
Considerations for implementing and adjusting public health and social measures in the context of COVID-19
Considerations for quarantine of contacts of COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 infection prevention and control living guideline: mask use in community settings
How is COVID-19 transmitted? Q&A
Infection prevention and control during healthcare when coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is suspected or confirmed
Infection prevention and control for the safe management of a dead body
Infection prevention and control (IPC) in health-care facilities in the event of a surge or resurgence in cases of COVID-19
Infection prevention and control principles and procedures for COVID-19 vaccination activities
Living guideline: drugs to prevent COVID-19
Modes of transmission of SARS-CoV-2: implications for IPC precautions
Quarantine of contacts
Rational use of personal protective equipment for COVID-19 and considerations during severe shortages
Roadmap to improve and ensure good indoor ventilation in the context of COVID-19
Water, sanitation, hygiene and waste management for SARS-CoV-2
WHO recommendations on mask use by health workers, in light of the Omicron variant of concern

 

 

Surveillance, case investigation and epidemiological protocols

Contact tracing in the context of COVID-19
Contact tracing and quarantine in the context of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant: interim guidance
Estimating mortality
GISRS sentinel surveillance for COVID-19 FAQs
Global surveillance of COVID-19: WHO process for reporting aggregated data
Guidance for Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 Variants
Public health surveillance for COVID-19
Public health surveillance - WHO COVID-19 case definition
Status of environmental surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 virus

 

Travel, Points of Entry and Border Health

Considerations for implementing a risk-based approach to international travel in the context of COVID-19

 

Vulnerable populations and fragile settings

Considerations for COVID-19 surveillance for vulnerable populations
COVID-19 immunization in refugees and migrants: principles and key considerations: interim guidance
GHC and WHO guidance note: Cash and Voucher Assistance in the COVID-19 response
Joint note on means to protect health care from acts of violence in the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out

 

MULTI-SECTORAL RESOURCES

Basic information package for COVID-19
Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster
Education Cluster
Emergency Telecommunications Cluster
Food Security Cluster
Gender-Based Violence
Logistics Cluster
Nutrition Cluster
Protection Cluster
Shelter Cluster
WASH Cluster

 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Apart Together survey: Preliminary overview of refugees and migrants self-reported impact of COVID-19
Risk Communication and Community Engagement Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccines for Marginalised Population
WHO COVID-19 database
WHO Learning resources
WHO Weekly Epidemiological Updates and Weekly Operational Updates 

 

PARTNER RESOURCES

ALNAP: Guidance for humanitarian agencies responding to COVID-19
Building trust within and across communities for health emergency preparedness - Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB)
Elrha research snapshot: COVID-19 in Gaza
From crisis to opportunity for sustainable peace: A joint perspective on responding to the health, employment and peacebuilding challenges in times of COVID-19
Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) Annual Report - A World in Disorder
GOARN knowledge hub on COVID-19
Guidance for Health Care Worker (HCW) surveys in humanitarian contexts in LMICs
IOM Cross-border human mobility
Johns Hopkins University repository on maternal & child health and nutrition
Knowledge management initiative: COVID-19 Humanitarian 
READY initiative COVID-19 webinar series 
UHC2030 policy brief on COVID-19 and fragile settings
UN Medevac FAQs
Vaccine access and uptake: bioethics briefing note
World Bank Group: Global Economic Prospects June 2020

 

GLOBAL HEALTH CLUSTER CALLS

The Global Health Cluster is organizing regular calls with partners and Health Cluster Coordinators to share information on the current response. Notes for the record are internal and available at:

Consult the GHC SharePoint
List of Health Cluster calls