[Forwarded from WHO]
WHO EPI-WIN Webinar: Safe at Home: IPC & WASH measures for home care and isolation for mpox in resource-limited settings
13.00 - 14.00 CET (Geneva time)
Tuesday 29 October 2024
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Objectives of the webinar:
To describe and discuss the WHO IPC and WASH guidance for home-based care and isolation in low-resource settings.
Description: This webinar will describe IPC &WASH measures and practical solutions to prevent transmission of mpox for homecare and isolation when there are limited resources.
Agenda and Speakers:
Welcome remarks: Dr Nedret Emiroglu, Director Country readiness strengthening. WHO Health Emergencies
WHO IPC and WASH home care and isolation package: Victoria Willet IPC consultant, Country readiness strengthening, WHO Health Emergencies and Pierre-Yves Oger, WASH and IPC, UNICEF
Community health workers: supporting home care and isolation: Lester Geroy, Community readiness and resilience unit, WHO Health Emergencies,
Q&A-Panelists
Janelle Franklin, US CDC ,
Margaret Montgomery, WHO Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Health Technical officer
Andre BulaBula, Africa CDC
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (TBC)
Participants will be able to submit questions during the webinar by using Zoom's "Q&A" feature. You may also submit questions in advance by sending them to epi-win@who.int
WHO Information Network for Epidemics (EPI-WIN)
Community Readiness and Resilience Unit
Country Readiness Strengthening Department
Health Emergencies Programme
World Health Organization
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