Preparedness and response to infectious disease outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo: How to adopt child friendly approaches in health facilities?

Author: READY

This guidance includes a general checklist that covers the process of how to adopt health facilities using child friendly approaches to meet the physical and psychological needs of children in isolation, quarantine, and/or treatment. The checklist can be modified for each type of outbreak,
as necessary.

View the guidance in French, Kinyarwanda, and Swahili here.

United States Agency for International Development Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health, Save the Children, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, UK Med, EcoHealth Alliance, Mercy Malaysia

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