06/10/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 6/10/2020. This 11-page document is intended to facilitate the dialogue between public health authorities and app developers to ensure that the main epidemiological and operational considerations of contact tracing for COVID-19 are taken into account, while also understanding the technological limitations. (PDF)
06/09/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 6/9/2020. This document aims to guide Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) staff providing technical assistance for COVID-19 rapid response team (RRT) capacity development at the national and sub-national levels during an active COVID-19 response. It is a disease-specific addendum to the general guidance document for RRT establishment and management: Guidance for U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Staff for the Establishment and Management of Public Health Rapid Response Teams for Disease Outbreaks. (Text)
06/09/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Published: 6/9/2020. This 17-page document is intended to describe simple natural and mechanical ventilation measures that can be implemented as an extension of the PAHO Smart Retrofits project with the aim of reducing the risk of transmission of viruses like COVID-19. (PDF)
06/09/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 6/9/2020. This 10-page document provides guidance on infection prevention and control to healthcare providers, general practitioner offices, primary care clinics, dental offices/clinics, and pharmacies in the European Union/European Economic Area in order to prevent COVID-19 infection. (PDF)
06/05/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] (CDC NIOSH). Published: 6/5/2020. This web page details how to identify a NIOSH-approved respirator, and lists counterfeit respirators and claims. When NIOSH becomes aware of counterfeit respirators or those misrepresenting NIOSH approval on the market, it will post them here to alert users, purchasers, and manufacturers. (Text)
06/04/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Published: 6/4/2020. This 15-page report discusses how indigenous populations, Afro-descendants, and members of other ethnic groups may run a greater risk of contracting COVID-19 for different reasons. It provides recommendations for indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants, and members of other ethnic groups; community leaders; health workers; and governments. (PDF)
05/28/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Indian Health Board (NIHB). Published: 5/28/2020. This one-hour, 26-minute webinar, hosted by the National Indian Health Board and Southern Plains Tribal Health Board, provides an overview of current dental clinic best practices within the Indian health system during the COVID-19 pandemic, including guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Oral health practitioners from two Tribes in Oklahoma speak on how their clinics are operating during the global pandemic, steps they are taking to protect patients and providers as facilities begin to resume normal operations, services they are offering through virtual teledentistry, and how they are managing reimbursement and third party billing issues. (Video or Multimedia)
05/27/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 5/27/2020. This 62-page document, updated on May 27, 2020, is intended for clinicians caring for COVID-19 patients during all phases of their disease (i.e., screening to discharge). This update has been expanded to meet the needs of front-line clinicians and promotes a multi-disciplinary approach to care for patients with COVID-19, including those with mild, moderate, severe, and critical disease. (PDF)
05/11/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 5/11/2020. This 21-page list of priority medical devices in the context of COVID-19, updated on May 11, 2020, provides technical descriptions and specifications for the management of patients with suspected and/or confirmed COVID-19 infection at different levels of healthcare. (Text)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Street Child. Published: 5/2020. Street Child, in collaboration with over 50 national partners, has conducted a rapid assessment of needs and gaps in provision for the poorest, most marginalized populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. In one of the largest global assessments of the COVID-19 crisis to date, this 28-page report represents the perspectives of more than 12,000 respondents and illustrates the impact the pandemic is having on learning, livelihoods, and lives. (PDF)
05/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT
Source: United Nations (UN). Published: 5/2020. This 90-page report from the UN Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities presents a snapshot of some of the latest information available on how COVID-19 is affecting the world today. The quantitative knowledge presented in this report covers different aspects of public and private life from economic and environmental fluctuations to changes that affect individuals in terms of income, education, employment, and violence, and changes affecting public services such as civil aviation and postal services. The report also puts a spotlight on the effects for some sub-population groups like women and children, as well as geographical regions. (PDF)
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