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Epidemic Control Toolkit
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Volunteer actions

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Volunteer actions

Action tools describe one specific action that needs to be taken to help control an epidemic of a certain disease. Some actions are relevant to several epidemics. Disease tools provide information about the volunteer actions and related community messages that can be of use for each disease.
Volunteer actions organised: By numerical order Per type
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Identifying health needs and health promotion in the community
link-icon 01. Community-based surveillance
link-icon 02. Community mapping
link-icon 03. Communicating with the community
link-icon 04. Community referral to health facilities
link-icon 43. Social mobilization and behaviour change
link-icon 44. Dealing with rumors
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Volunteers: take care of yourselves
link-icon 05. Volunteer protection and safety
link-icon 06. Personal protection equipment (PPE) for highly infectious diseases
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Actions related to hydration
link-icon 07. Assessment of dehydration
link-icon 09. Preparing oral rehydration solution (ORS)
link-icon 10. Giving oral rehydration solution (ORS)
link-icon 11. Zinc supplementation
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Managing symptoms
link-icon 12. Managing fever
link-icon 19. Psychosocial support
link-icon 26. Respiratory hygiene and coughing etiquette
link-icon 45. Psychological First Aid (PFA)
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Actions related to nutrition
link-icon 13. Breastfeeding
link-icon 14. Infant and young child feeding in emergencies
link-icon 15. Measuring acute malnutrition in emergencies
link-icon 17. Measuring mid upper arm circumference (MUAC)
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Preventing and controlling the spread of diseases
link-icon 20. Isolating sick people
link-icon 27. Shelter and ventilation
link-icon 28. Physical distancing
link-icon 37. Mosquito nets / bed nets
link-icon 38. Waste disposal and clean-up campaigns
link-icon 41. Handling and slaughtering animals
link-icon 42. Promoting safe sex
link-icon 46. Oral cholera vaccine campaign
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Vaccination and medication
link-icon 23. Chemoprophylaxis
link-icon 24. Routine vaccinations
link-icon 25. Mass vaccination campaigns
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Actions related to safe water, sanitation and hygiene
link-icon 29. Hygiene promotion
link-icon 30. Clean, safe household water
link-icon 31. Good food hygiene
link-icon 32. Sanitation
link-icon 33. Encouraging the use and maintanace of latrines
link-icon 34. Handwashing with soap
link-icon 35. Handwashing in a highly infectious epidemic
link-icon 36. Vector and reservoir control