This page will provide links to IM reference material, guidance, standards, templates, and examples of products and services related to COVID-19 preparedness and response activities. It is intended for OCHA IMOs but other humanitarians may find helpful resources.
The page is a living document and will be updated as new information becomes available. Please leave a comment below if you have additional information, comments, suggestions for this page. More information can be found on the infectious disease events page of the toolbox
Remember this is a health emergency and WHO/Health sector/clusters are leading and playing a vital role in the preparedness and response. They must be part of IMWGs/Networks. For more information is the role of the health sector please see: Infectious Disease Event Toolbox page
All communications content related to COVID-19 can be found at https://trello.com/b/3CUr5trS/ocha-covid-19-global-humanitarian-response-plan. This includes key messages, remarks by UN senior managers, social media messages, graphic cards, etc.
Humanitarian Icons for COVID-19
Offices are encouraged to provide a box on the front page with related COVID-19 guidance material from national responders (e.g. National government, etc.) and global experts (WHO, etc) and if relevant a page dedicated to COVID-19 activities in your country. Templates for both these services are provided in the link below and examples are also available.
Front page box (South Sudan)
Topic page (Sudan)
The recommendation for country-level 3W is that:
Considerations:
Examples
3W Dashboards (ROAP) (ROLAC) (Philippines) (Haiti)
3W infographics (ROAP)
4W entry form of Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) activities ROAP 4W RCCE dashboard (ROAP 4W RCCE Form) (work in progress)
Resources
Case Studies
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
The Office sent a survey (using Google Forms) to its usual Regional humanitarian partner list. The survey tracks which agencies are doing (or could be doing) which of the nine response activities from the WHO Global response plan, in which countries. The resulting infographic from this information is on ReliefWeb.
4W entry form of Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) activities and it's resulting dashboard (work in progress)
Preparedness 4W is based on Bangkok approach but uses health zones instead of administrative boundaries as its geographic framework. as well as a 3W based on ROWCA approach.
Regional Office of Latin America and the Caribbean
The office sent a survey using 345W to its usual humanitarian partner list. The survey tracks which agencies are doing) which of the nine response activities from the WHO Global response plan. The resulting infographic from this information is on ReliefWeb.
Global 3W (Headquarters)
There are many locations to find data related to COVID. Remember HDX is doing some of this searching for you and have created a dedicated page for COVID-19. IMWG partners should be consulted for the most recent information available at the national level and for details of the processes. See other links below.
HDX page for COVID-19 - compilation of datasets from various sources (remember to share your data here)
Logistics Cluster main page for all information related to logistics
Health Geolab Collaborative - This page has been created to allow practitioners across the region to find resources related to the management and use of geospatial data and technologies during the response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
COVID-19 GIS Hub: From Esri is designed to gather and share relevant and authoritative community-driven resources from around the world. Read more.
Stay tuned! Discussions underway and more info coming
The GHRP indicators are in the published document, and also in the Annex. This should be the basis for any structured monitoring of the COVID-19 response. Note that for all Health interventions and anything else covered by the national PRPs / global SPRP, the WHO monitoring framework (8 pillars) also needs to be used.
Resources
More info coming as it becomes available.
Examples
IMWGs should still try to meet virtually if possible to agree upon the CODs, tools, processes for COVID-19 preparedness and response.
Metadata
GLIDE Number
WHO Pillars for COVID-19 Response
IASC COVID-19 Guidance
Sphere standards
Style Guide
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that may cause illness in animals or humans. In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The most recently discovered coronavirus causes coronavirus disease COVID-19. COVID-19 is the name given by the World Health Organization for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 is an acronym that stands for coronavirus disease of 2019.
Referring to simply the coronavirus is acceptable on first reference in writing about COVID-19. While the phrasing incorrectly implies that there is only one coronavirus, it is clear in this context. Also acceptable on first reference: the new coronavirus; the new virus; COVID-19.
Do not refer simply to coronavirus without the article the. Not: She is concerned about coronavirus. Omitting the is acceptable in headlines and in uses such as: He said coronavirus concerns are increasing.
All weekly style tips can be found on the OCHA Hub, within the Strategic and Communications Branch (SCB) site.
Health care is a noun; health-care is an adjective.
Examples:
If you have questions or require support please contact the FIS Team, who will provide many services to OCHA offices. To see the full list see:
OCHA
PARTNERS
CartONG: Practical COVID-19 IM Resources for Aid Actors (updated regularly)