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WHO EPI-WIN Webinar: safe at home: IPC & WASH measures for home care and isolation for mpox in resource-limited settings [1]

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Date: 2024-10-29

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)

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