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Colombia: COVID-19: Impact of Government Measures
From the Document: "The first case of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] was reported in Colombia on 6 March 2020. The government has since implemented a series of containment measures to mitigate disease spread and strengthen the Colombian health system. The containment measures themselves have a secondary impact, affecting humanitarian needs among vulnerable population groups. The purpose of this report is to support the humanitarian response in Colombia to understand the following issues: [1] How do government measures mitigate the epidemic impact on vulnerable population groups? [2] What are their factors of vulnerability in relation to the measures? [3] Which humanitarian needs are likely to arise in the short to medium term?"
Assessment Capacities Project
2020-04-16
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Cameroon COVID-19 Outbreak [presenation]
From the Document: "There is no evidence that Cameroon has a general national public health emergency response plan for an epidemic in place, though some disease-specific response plans exist. According to the 2017 Joint External Evaluation of Cameroon, planning for public health emergencies is covered in the general 'National contingency plan' (2011), which is a disaster risk reduction plan; a sectoral contingency plans for diseases such as Ebola, polio and cholera. (GHS [Globally Harmonized System] Index, Cameroon 2019) The health system in the country is fragmented and the facilities are not equally distributed geographically. The same is true for medical equipment. [...] The country also has regional public health alert cells, but there is no evidence of a risk communication plan specifically intended for use during a public health emergency. (GHS Index, Cameroon 2019) The management of a possible COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] outbreak is likely to be critical in rural areas, where access is compromised by instability and insecurity, and where the health system is fragilized by the pression of the increased amount of displaced people."
Assessment Capacities Project
2020-03-27
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#COVID19 Resources
This webpage from the Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS) provides a list of web resources related displaced populations and refugees amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Assessment Capacities Project
2020
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Vulnerability to COVID-19 Containment Measures: Key Factors Which Will Shape the Impact of the Crisis
From the Limitations: "This report provides an overview of how eight factors will shape the impact of containment measures in low and middle-income countries. In reality the impact felt in one country may differ significantly in another. Analysis of the nuances between regions and countries is beyond the scope of this report; rather this document is intended to provide a starting point that encourages humanitarian actors to engage with how these issues will interact with containment measures."
Assessment Capacities Project
2020-04-21
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ACAPS COVID-19 Scenarios
This impact table provides an overview of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) scenarios and their impacts on the following: "Health"; "Living Conditions and essential services"; "Social cohesion and protection"; and "Humanitarian and development operations."
Assessment Capacities Project
2020-04-10?
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Humanitarian Experts Network: COVID-19 Humanitarian Outcome Survey Key Findings, 14 April 2020
From the Introduction: "COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] is unlike any crisis we have seen before. It is global, evolves quickly and we do not yet know how it will impact already vulnerable communities. What we do know is that there is a significant risk of worsening humanitarian outcomes, some of this is already being seen. [...] To help make sense of this crisis ACAPS [Assessment Capacities Project] launched the Humanitarian Experts network (HEN), a contributing group of humanitarian experts based all over the world who can provide rapid information as the crisis unfolds. This report includes the first findings from HEN's global survey launched on April 6, 2020."
Assessment Capacities Project
2020-04-14
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Humanitarian Experts Network: COVID-19 Humanitarian Outcome Survey Key Findings, 20 April 2020
From the Introduction: "To help make sense of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] crisis ACAPS [Assessment Capacities Project] launched the Humanitarian Experts network (HEN), a contributing group of humanitarian experts based all over the world who can provide rapid information as the crisis unfolds. This report shares findings from HEN's second global survey launched on 14 April 2020."
Assessment Capacities Project
2020-04-20
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COVID-19: Impact on Humanitarian Operations
From the Document: "This Quick Impact Survey is part of ACAPS' [Assessment Capacities Project] efforts to better understand the current COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] crisis and its impact on current humanitarian operations. It was sent to humanitarian organisations worldwide and conducted over four days. [...] ACAPS has developed an analytical framework to approach the analysis of this ongoing and quickly developing crisis. We published a report on initial government measures and will continue to monitor new government measures and their impact. Based on these insights, and in collaboration with partners, ACAPS is also working on forward-looking analysis and scenarios for the humanitarian community to better prepare for the changes to come."
Assessment Capacities Project
2020-04
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Sierra Leone COVID-19 Outbreak [presentation]
From the Lessons Learned: "Sierra Leone was hit hard by the Ebola epidemic from 2013 - 2016, counting 3956 deaths, including 90 healthcare workers or 7% of workforce, out of 14,124 cases. [...] Protection and prevention are central. A key lesson learned was the importance of tailored messages and effective communication channels, both in preparedness and during the intervention, to limit virus spread. This is effectively included in the current response plans[.]"
Assessment Capacities Project
2020-04-02
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COVID-19: Scenarios: Possible Global Humanitarian Developments Over the Next Six Months
From the Document: "These scenarios have been developed to consider how the global humanitarian system will be impacted over the next six months in relation to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. This involves considering how changes in donor and recipient countries will affect each other, as well as the possibility that Covid-19 will trigger new humanitarian crises. To achieve this, this report considers the global interplay between countries, and the implications of both primary and secondary of the COVID-19 pandemic and containment measures. The primary purpose is to inform strategic humanitarian decision-making through an understanding of the possible changes in needs for humanitarian assistance and possible constraints in meeting these needs."
Assessment Capacities Project
2020-04
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Rohingya Response: Health Behaviours & COVID-19 [presentation]
From the Document: "The 855,000 Rohingya Refugees currently residing in 34 makeshift camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh are highly vulnerable to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. Lessons learned from previous epidemic responses, such as the response to Ebola across affected African countries, highlight the critical role perceptions have on health seeking behaviour, trust in humanitarian responders and the willingness of affected communities to comply with public health measures. Among the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, distrust and lack of confidence in the medical system of the response is widespread. The implications of this on the effectiveness of any COVID-19 response cannot be overstated or ignored. [...] The purpose of this thematic report on health behaviours is to support humanitarian responders in understanding the current perceptions of healthcare, the impact of these perceptions on health seeking behaviour and the direct implications these perceptions and behaviours have on the ability to respond to, and control, a COVID-19 outbreak in the Rohingya refugee camps."
Assessment Capacities Project
2020-04-03
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Rohingya Response: Safe and Dignified Burials & COVID-19 [presentation]
From the Document: "The estimated 855,000 Rohingya refugees that currently reside in the southern region of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh have been identified as highly vulnerable to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. Lessons from previous epidemic responses, as well as reports from other countries currently battling COVID-19 outbreaks, make it clear that safe and dignified burials are an essential component of containing the outbreak. The aim of this report is to highlight the need to ensure containment of COVID-19 is aligned with the maintenance of important cultural and traditional practices, and the critical role that community engagement plays in achieving that objective. It provides an overview of current burial practices and traditions among Muslim Rohingya and considers the potentials changes that could be promoted, in line with the Government of Bangladesh, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) and WHO [World Health Organization] Bangladesh joint guidelines on 'Safe Burial/ Funeral/Management of Body of a Patient Died of COVID-19'. This guidance is designed for health workers; specific guidance for a camp setting has not yet been developed."
Assessment Capacities Project
2020-04-21
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Understanding the Impact of COVID-19: Key Questions and Information Gaps
From the Document: "Despite a large amount of information published on the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, there remain significant gaps in our knowledge and understanding. This is particularly so in relation to the impact of the pandemic in places already in humanitarian crisis. Many of the information gaps are unlikely to be filled until long after this health crisis has passed. This report provides an overview of the key information gaps and limitations in interpreting existing COVID-19 data. This includes: [1] Information gaps surrounding key factors that are thought to exacerbate the spread of the virus. [2] Challenges in making sense out of caseload and mortality data. [3] Information gaps pertaining to the secondary impact of the crisis. [4] Information gaps in relation to national government and humanitarian response plans."
Assessment Capacities Project
2020-05
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COVID-19: Government Measures: Impact on Displaced Populations
From the Document: "Displaced populations, including refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced people (IDPs), have been identified as particularly vulnerable to negative impacts of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. Considering their pre-existing vulnerabilities, they also disproportionately face negative implications stemming from the government measures taken in response to the pandemic. This report explores how refugees and other displaced populations are affected by government measures, whether intentionally or unintentionally. The impact on humanitarian operations serving displaced populations, such as limited humanitarian access, will not be included in this report."
MapAction (Firm); Assessment Capacities Project
2020-04-16
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COVID-19: Government Measures
From the Document: "This report provides an update to the first ACAPS [Assessment Capacities Project] report on government measures published on 19 March. ACAPS' report on government measures maps initial measures adopted by governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [...] This second report seeks to provide further preliminary analysis on government measures being implemented worldwide. Given the speed in which governments are amending or introducing new measures in response to COVID-19, the dataset and analysis are likely to have information gaps."
Assessment Capacities Project; MapAction (Firm)
2020-03-26
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COVID-19 Explained: Essentially Abandoned: Essential Service Restrictions Go into Effect
From the Document: "Edition 2 of COVID [coronavirus disease]-Explained focuses on Rohingya perception of the recent withdrawal of non-essential humanitarian staff and activities in the camps, enforced to decrease their potential exposure to COVID-19, and their views on what services are essential and non-essential. It also includes information on major events reported by Rohingya about last week, what Rohingya want us to know, and what questions they have for humanitarians."
International Organization for Migration; Assessment Capacities Project
Coyle, Daniel, 1986-; Holt, Candice
2020-04-02
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COVID-19 Explained: No Isolation Without Consultation
From the Document: "While Health Sector has yet to finalize plans for shielding and isolation facilities, consultations were held to determine what factors and logic will impact people's decision to engage in these plans more generally. Rohingyas' wider acceptance of health interventions is equally as important as health intervention themselves and there is an urgent need to consider 'community acceptance' as an intrinsic part of health intervention programming. [...] Edition 2 of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Explained showed that failure to consult Rohingya on decisions about COVID-19 have already negatively impacted their trust in humanitarians and there is a significant risk that trust may be further eroded if and when isolation and shielding plans are implemented without discussion and consultation with Rohingya."
International Organization for Migration; Assessment Capacities Project
Coyle, Daniel, 1986-; Holt, Candice
2020-04-09
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