Regional AAP initiative C4C: Connectivity 4 Communication with Communities, Community engagement & Consultative processes
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Disruption of services and movement restrictions limit children’s access to life-saving services, including health, mental health and psychosocial support, as well as case management.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has requiredStates to implement exceptional measures to curb the spread of the virus and to protect public health. While border restrictions or closure may be justified, exceptions are needed tosafeguard basic rights, including for refugees,asylum seekers and migrants. In many cases, such exceptions are not being made in law or in practice, creating serious risks of violations of rights.
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Countries around the world are taking different measures to control the spread of COVID-19. This document highlights public health advice for social and religious practices and gatherings during Ramadan that can be applied across different national contexts.
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This technical guidance note is aimed at IFRC and NS staff involved in the global operation, especially PGI and health focal points. Key messages and key groups at risk of exclusionare available for a general Red Cross Red Crescent audience.
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The present guidance is targeted towards humanitarian settings. It aims to complement other guidance on the management of the deadwith a stronger focus on the practical realities faced when dealing with the dead in humanitarian settings, and offers practical recommendations for the management of the bodies or human remains of persons who died from COVID-19.
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This Interim Guidance addresses specific needs and considerations required in humanitarian situations, including camps and camp-like settings and the surrounding host communities, in scaling-up readiness and response operations for the COVID-19 outbreak through effective multi-sectoral partnership.
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This briefing note summarizes key mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) considerations in relation to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The brief was last updated February 2020.
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Each context is different, and each population within a context is also different—their needs and capabilities will vary as a result of circumstance and their unique,intersectional identities.
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This document provides guidance and advice for older people about COVID-19. It gives some basic information on what Covid-19 is and how it is spread, followed by key advice on what older people can do to reduce their risk of catching the virus, and what they should do if they need medical help or support.
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It has been characterised by the WHO as “a controllable pandemic” which all countries need to prepare for and respond to.This presents a challenge for low-and middle-income countries with weaker health and care systems, as well as in countries hosting populations of refugees and displaced people living in camps.
