Policy Brief: COVID-19 & Risks to Children’s Health and Nutrition

World Vision

Based on experience working with children, families and communities in emergencies, including epidemics, in this policy brief, World Vision outlines a number of recommendations for Governments, UN Agencies, Donors, NGOS, Private Sector and Faith Leaders to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on children’s health and nutrition, particularly for vulnerable children. 

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“Barriers to” and “Recommendations for” Providing Care and Support for Children Living as AIDS Orphans in Township Communities in the Eastern Cape South Africa; A Cluster Analysis

Sharron Frood & Edward Purssell - International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences

This study used empirical data from health and social care professionals and cluster analysis to identify “barriers to” and “recommendations for” providing care and support to children living as AIDS orphans in township communities in Nelson Mandela Bay South Africa.

Family Reunification

Kathleen Stevenson - Nursing Management of Pediatric Disaster

Reunification of families after a large disaster can be a major concern if strategies to mitigate the issues have not been incorporated into local, regional, state, tribal, and federal planning for such an event.

Key Messages and Guidance to Prevent and Respond to COVID-19

Changing the Way We Care

This document features key messages including critical information about keeping children safe and healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic. The messages are designed for use by country child protection actors, such as public child protection officers, directors of residential care facilities and government and civil society actors that work with vulnerable children and families.

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