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Table 2 Infection Prevention and Control Technical Working Group Guidance Documents

From: A continent-wide effort and solidarity at curbing COVID-19 pandemic: the Africa task force for novel coronavirus (AFTCOR) infection prevention and control technical working group’s experience

Guidance Document

Date published

Languages available

Community use of face masks

21 April 2020

English

Personal Protective Equipment for Different Clinical Settings and Activities

30 May 2020

English

Arabic

Guidance on Environmental decontamination in the context of COVID-19

30 June 2020

English

French

Portuguese

Arabic

Strategies for managing acute shortages of personal protective equipment during COVID-19 pandemic

29 July 2020

English

French

Portuguese

Arabic

Best Practices for COVID-19 in Primary Healthcare Facilities

15 Aug 2020

English

Advisory on disinfecion cards

30 Nov 2020

English

IPC guidelines for ambulances transferring known or suspected COVID-19 cases

01 Nov 2020

English

Standard operating procedures for caregivers in COVID-19 treatment centres

01 Nov 2020

English

COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control: Your Questions Answered

01 Sep 2020

English

Guidance on Infection Prevention among Contact Tracers in Africa

14 Aug 2020

English

Guidance on Setting Up an Isolation Ward for COVID-19 Cases

14 Aug 2020

English

Arabic

Hand washing facility options for resource limited settings

25 Jun 2020

English

Portuguese

Arabic

Promoting mask-wearing : A policymaker’s guide

23 Nov 2020

English

French

Advisory on Respiratory Protective Equipment

21 Nov 2020

English