Ebola SMS Course for Health Workers

intrahealthcourse This open copyright course consists of 23 SMS texts for health workers to provide them with basic information on Ebola prevention, diagnosis, care, and communication.  It is meant to be adapted to local language and Ebola guidelines.

Ebola SMS Course for Health Workers

United Nations Consolidated Response Plan in Support of the Ebola Outbreak in Liberia

un1In light of escalating Ebola Virus Disease crisis in Liberia, this Consolidated Plan builds on the original Joint UN Support Plan launched by the UN system in Liberia on the 14th of August in Liberia.

United Nations Consolidated Response Plan in Support of the Ebola Outbreak in Liberia

 

 

ebola in nigeria

CDC – Ebola in Nigeria

ebola in nigeriaEbola in Nigeria, traveler warning from CDC.

ebola in Sierra Leone

CDC – Ebola in Sierra Leone

ebola in Sierra LeoneEbola in Sierra Leone, traveler warning from CDC.

CDC – Ebola in Liberia

ebola in liberiaEbola in Liberia, traveler warning from CDC.

ebola in DRC

CDC – Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Infection-ControlEbola in Democratic Republic of the Congo, traveler warning from CDC.

CDC – Detailed Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Checklist for Ebola Preparedness

ems-checklist-ebola-preparedness-(2)-1 This checklist is intended to enhance collective preparedness and response by highlighting key areas for EMS personnel to review in preparation for encountering and providing medical care to a person with Ebola. The checklist provides practical and specific suggestions to ensure the agency is able to help its personnel detect possible Ebola cases, protect those personnel, and respond appropriately.

Detailed Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Checklist for Ebola Preparedness

CDC – Checklist for Healthcare Coalitions for Ebola Preparedness

coalition-checklist-ebola-preparedness-1This checklist is intended to enhance collective preparedness and response by highlighting key areas for healthcare coalitions to review in preparation for a person under investigation (PUI) for Ebola at a coalition member’s facility. The checklist provides practical and specific suggestions to ensure healthcare coalition members are able to detect possible Ebola cases, protect employees, and respond appropriately.

Checklist for Healthcare Coalitions for Ebola Preparedness

CDC – Detailed Hospital Checklist for Ebola Preparedness

hospital-checklist-ebola-preparedness-1 In order to enhance our collective preparedness and response efforts, this checklist highlights key areas for hospital staff – especially hospital emergency management officers, infection control practitioners, and clinical practitioners – to review in preparation for a person with Ebola arriving at a hospital for medical care. The checklist provides practical and specific suggestions to ensure your hospital is able to detect possible Ebola cases, protect your employees, and respond appropriately.

Detailed Hospital Checklist for Ebola Preparedness

CDC – Health Care Provider Preparedness Checklist for Ebola Virus Disease

healthcare-provider-checklist-for-ebola-1 This checklist highlights some key areas health care providers to review in preparation that a person with EVD arrives for medical care. The checklist format is not intended to set forth mandatory requirements or establish national standards. In this checklist healthcare personnel (HCP) refers all persons, paid and unpaid, working in healthcare settings who have the potential for exposure to patients and/or to infectious materials, including blood and body fluids, contaminated medical supplies and equipment, and contaminated environmental surfaces. HCP include, but are not limited to, physicians, nurses, nursing assistants, therapists, technicians, students and trainees, laboratory personnel, contractual personnel, emergency medical services personnel, and persons not directly involved in patient care (e.g., house-keeping, laundry).

Health Care Provider Preparedness Checklist for Ebola Virus Disease