Emergency COVID-19 Response. Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Yemen through:
Emergency COVID-19 Response. (a) Strengthening surveillance and response systems through: (i) establishment and strengthening of an emergency operation center to improve coordination and timely activities at the national level; (ii) provision of training to medical officers, public health inspectors and public health midwives in case identification, contact tracing, prevention counselling; (iii) implementation of non-pharmaceutical interventions, such as counselling on handwashing, sanitizing and cleaning surfaces to patients at health care facilities and during planned home visits; and (iv) provision of mobility support and personal and protective equipment to undertake follow-up at the field level, including for self-isolated or quarantined patients.
Emergency COVID-19 Response. Enhancing case detection, confirmation, tracing, recording contact tracing and risk assessment and mitigation; and reporting, including through: (a) strengthening disease surveillance systems, public health laboratories, and epidemiological capacity for early detection and confirmation of cases; (b) strengthening the Recipient’s health management information system; (c) procurement of essential equipment and consumables for laboratory and diagnostic systems, including polymerase chain reaction machines, sample collection kits, test kits, and other equipment and supplies for COVID-19 testing and surveillance; (d) developing guidelines to establish standardized sample collection methods, channeling and transportation, and determining sites in need for introduction of point of care diagnostics; (e) strengthening of detection and reporting capacity through provision of Training of existing surveillance workers and health workers; (f) design and implementation of effective public health measures to prevent contagion, such as development of social distancing guidelines, associated communications, and implementation of risk communication and community engagement campaigns; and
Emergency COVID-19 Response. 1.1 Strengthening Health System Response
Emergency COVID-19 Response. Provision of immediate support to prevent the spread of COVID-19 through surveillance and containment strategies such as enhancement of disease detection capacities and strengthening of case management capabilities consistent with WHO guidelines, including, inter alia:
