COVID-19 Business Resources

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• COVID-19 Trackers:
  • Center for Systems Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
  • New York Times
  • STAT
  • Worldometer
  • WHO African Region COVID-19 Dashboard
• Toolkits on vulnerable workers in global value chains, responding to gender-based violence, supporting small and medium enterprises, raising awareness of hand-washing and other measures, and more
• An unprecedented private sector call to action to tackle COVID-19
• Corporate Call to Action on how global supply chain leaders can protect their supply chains, operations and workforce from COVID-19: Supply Chain Leadership during COVID-19
• COVID-19 Business Continuity Guide which is based around four key principles: Plan, Adapt, Monitor and Assess
• Coronavirus Communication Toolkit with graphics and messages relating to preventing the spread of COVID-19
• From surviving to thriving: Reimagining the post-COVID-19 return
• How to rebound stronger from COVID-19: Resilience in manufacturing and supply systems
• Our New COVID-19 Vocabulary—What Does It All Mean? – Yale Medicine experts provide a glossary of key terms you need to know

• A database of examples of corporate actions that can be searched and filtered
• A regularly-updated catalog of examples of how companies are responding to the crisis
• COVID Action Platform focusing on galvanizing collective action from the business community, facilitating business continuity, and mobilizing business support for the global response
• COVID-19 Corporate Aid Tracker from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
• CEO’s Taking Action video series featuring examples of what companies are doing in response to COVID-19 – CEOs can add to the series here

COVID-19 and the Three Diseases

• Reimagining Commitment to Fighting HIV, TB and Malaria During COVID-19: Focus on the Private Sector
• Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 On Countries Affected By HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria
• The Fight Continues: Health workers, leaders and advocates speak about their fight against AIDS, TB and malaria in a time of COVID-19
• Achieving Quality in Programs to Remove Human Rights and Gender-Related Barriers to HIV, TB and Malaria Services   
• COVID-19 Threatens to Derail Fight Against HIV, TB and Malaria
• COVID-19 and Health Product Supply for AIDS, TB and Malaria
• Global Fund Technical Guidance     
• HIV and TB increase death risk from COVID-19, study finds—but not by much

Malaria

• Jointly addressing endemic malaria and pandemic COVID-19
• COVID-19 and Malaria info from RBM Partnership
• COVID-19 and Malaria info from WHO
• Guidelines on distribution of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in COVID-19 affected countries
• Impacts of COVID-19 on the delivery of essential malaria services in Africa
• African leaders call for immediate action to save additional lives from malaria in the face of COVID-19
• WHO urges countries to move quickly to save lives from malaria in sub-Saharan Africa
• More statements and reports on COVID-19 and malaria

HIV

• WHO: access to HIV medicines severely impacted by COVID-19 as AIDS response stalls
• What People Living with HIV Need to Know About HIV And Covid-19
• UNAIDS blog: responding to the pandemic
• The cost of inaction: COVID-19-related service disruptions could cause hundreds of thousands of extra deaths from HIV
• UNAIDS urges countries to stay focused on HIV prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic
• US CDC resources: COVID-19 and HIV
• COVID-19 and HIV info from IAPAC
• COVID-19 and HIV info from Greater Than AIDS

TB

• TB and COVID-19 info from Stop TB
• TB and COVID-19 info from WHO
• Stop TB Partnerships Across the World Continue to Work Hard to Maintain TB Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdowns
• Tuberculosis and COVID-19: What health workers and authorities need to know
• Experts warn COVID-19 lockdowns could have dire impact on TB

NCDs

• COVID-19 & NCDs info from WHO
• COVID-19 & NCDs info from the NCD Alliance
• COVID-19 & NCDs info from the Health Financing Institute
• Prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in the COVID-19 response
• COVID-19 significantly impacts health services for noncommunicable diseases
• Rapid assessment of service delivery for NCDs during the COVID-19 pandemic
• COVID-19 disrupting services to treat non-communicable diseases, WHO survey finds

Routine Immunization

• Measles vaccination disruptions due to coronavirus put 80 million children at risk
• Immunization in the context of COVID-19 pandemic
• At least 80 million children under one at risk of diseases such as diphtheria, measles and polio as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccination efforts, warn Gavi, WHO and UNICEF
• Slowing the Coronavirus Is Speeding the Spread of Other Diseases
• Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Routine Pediatric Vaccine Ordering and Administration — United States, 2020
• COVID-19 info from GAVI
• Gavi Board calls for global access to COVID-19 vaccines

Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

• COVID-19 and Sexual and Reproductive Health info from WHO
• COVID-19 and violence against women: What the health sector/system can do
• Gender and COVID-19 WHO Advocacy Brief
• COVID-19 info from UNFPA
• COVID-19: A Gender Lens – Protecting sexual and reproductive health and rights, and promoting gender equality
• COVID-19 and Women’s Health Care: A Message for Patients from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
• Centering sexual and reproductive health and justice in the global COVID-19 response
• Contraception and COVID-19: Disrupted supply and access
• The Pandemic’s Toll on Women: COVID-19 Is Gender-Blind, But Not Gender-Neutral
• UNICEF: An additional 6.7 million children under 5 could suffer from wasting this year due to COVID-19

Food Systems

• Covid-19 is breaking our food systems and supply chains. We must act now
• World Food Programme 2020 Global Report on Food Crises

Mental Health

• Lockdown has affected your memory – here’s why
• COVID-19 sparks increased demand for mental health services: UNFPA

• Workforce Principles for the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Coronavirus COVID-19 Resource Hub
• Coronavirus Response & Resources 
• COVID-19 and the world of work
• Getting your workplace ready for COVID-19
• COVID-19: guidance for the workplace

• Masks
  • When & how to use masks | WHO
  • Interim Guidance: Advice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19 | WHO
  • Masks May Reduce Viral Dose, Some Experts Say | NY Times
  • Christie urges Americans to wear a mask and says they are not a ‘partisan or cultural symbol’ | CNN 
• Hand washing
  • Recommendations to Member States to improve hand hygiene practices to help prevent the transmission of the COVID-19 virus | WHO
  • Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19 | US CDC
  • Hand Hygiene Recommendations | US CDC
  • When and How to Wash Your Hands | US CDC
  •  Everything you need to know about washing your hands to protect against coronavirus (COVID-19) | UNICEF
  • Handwashing Is Crucial for Combating Coronavirus | Think Global Health
• Social distancing
  • Social Distancing: Keep Your Distance to Slow the Spread | US CDC
  • Guidance on Community Physical Distancing During COVID-19 Pandemic | Africa CDC
• General
  • Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public | US CDC
  • Preventing the spread of the coronavirus | Harvard Medical School
  • Could My Symptoms Be Covid-19? | NY Times
  • How to Protect Your Family After Being Discharged From the Hospital With COVID | Safety.com
• Vaccine development
  • These are the top coronavirus vaccines to watch | The Washington Post
  • COVID-19 vaccine tracker | RAPS
• Airborne spread
  • The Coronavirus Can Be Airborne Indoors, W.H.O. Says | NY Times
  • Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: implications for infection prevention precautions | WHO
  • Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: Theoretical Considerations and Available Evidence | JAMA
  • It is Time to Address Airborne Transmission of COVID-19 | Clinical Infectious Diseases