This WHO EPI-WIN Webinar will describe IPC & WASH measures and practical solutions to prevent transmission of mpox for home care and isolation when there are limited resources.
Objectives
To describe and discuss the WHO IPC and WASH guidance for home-based care and isolation in low-resource settings.
Agenda and Speakers
Welcome remarks: Dr Nedret Emiroglu,
Director, Country Readiness Strengthening, WHO (TBC)
WHO IPC and WASH home care and isolation package: Victoria Willet, IPC and WASH Team, Country Readiness and Strengthening Department, WHO
Pierre-Yves Oger, WASH and IPC, UNICEF
Community health workers: supporting home care
and isolation: Dr Lester
Geroy, Community Readiness and Resilience Unit, Country Readiness and Strengthening Department, WHO
Q&A-Panelists
Janelle Franklin, US CDC
Dr Margaret Montgomery, Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and
Health Technical Officer, WHO
Dr Andre Bulabula, Africa CDC
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (TBC)