COVID-19 Resources

Trusted, clear and effective communication and engagement approaches are critical to ensure that fear, panic and rumours do not undermine COVID-19 responses. You can use the tools and resources in this section to incorporate CEA into your COVID-19 operations. All resources can be found in list format here.

22 August 2023

Community Engagement and Accountability Impact Research: Malawi Case Study

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

IFRC

This case study was conducted as part of ​research​​​ commissioned by the IFRC o​n​​​ the impact of community engagement and accountability (CEA) on public health emergencies. The overall objective of…

  • CEA and Health
  • Cholera
  • COVID-19
  • Epidemics

22 August 2023

COVID-19 Perception Survey and Community Trust Index Presentation, Philippines

Type:

Presentation slides

Organization:

IFRC, Philippine Red Cross, US AID

A presentation showcasing results from a COVID-19 perception survey that was carried out in the Philippines between February- March 2023.

  • CEA and Health
  • COVID-19
  • Perception Survey

9 August 2023

Leveraging community feedback to enhance public health and drought responses

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

IFRC, Zimbabwe Red Cross

This case study focuses on Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) efforts to prioritise community members in the Chiredzi, Binga, and Mwenezi communities during public health responses to COVID-19 and measles,…

  • Anticipatory action
  • CEA and Health
  • Community feedback
  • COVID-19

2 August 2023

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Indonesia

Type:

Video

Organization:

Indonesian Red Cross

A video exploring how the Indonesian Red Cross Society are tackling COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Indonesia.

  • CEA and Health
  • COVID-19
  • Indonesian

5 July 2023

Pathways to vaccination

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

Japanese Red Cross, Tanzania Red Cross Society

This case study explores the social and behavioural factors that influenced COVID-19 vaccine uptake among individuals in Tanga, Tanzania.

  • CEA and Health
  • COVID-19

4 July 2023

RCCE analysis and highlights on COVID-19 vaccination in Indonesia

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC, Indonesian Red Cross, US AID

This report explores how the Indonesian Red Cross incorporated Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) activities in their COVID-19 vaccination programs throughout 2021-2022.

  • CEA and Health
  • COVID-19
  • RCCE

18 May 2023

Malawi Red Cross CEA KatiKati Case Study

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

IFRC, Malawi Red Cross

The following case study follows the KatiKati initiative which is an SMS based initiative for collecting community feedback that was piloted in a number of African National Societies, including Malawi…

  • CEA and Health
  • Community feedback
  • COVID-19
  • KatiKati

16 May 2023

Social Listening – Perceptions and Rumours COVID-19, Ecuador (March 2023)

Type:

Report

Organization:

Ecuadorian Red Cross, IFRC

A qualitative analysis of Tweets posted by registered users in Ecuador on: i) Rumours about vaccination and the pandemic; ii) Levels of trust in the actors involved in the response…

  • CEA and Health
  • COVID-19
  • Misinformation/ rumours
  • Social media

11 May 2023

Deploying Risk Communications and Community Engagement (RCCE) approaches for Covid-19 immunisation

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

Collective Service RCCE, DT Global UK, IFRC, UNICEF, WHO

A compendium of Risk Communication Community Engagement (RCCE) case studies produced with DT Global UK and commissioned by UNICEF in support of the Collective Service to highlight the important role…

  • Case study
  • CEA and Health
  • COVID-19
  • RCCE

15 March 2023

COVID-19 Perception Survey, Ecuador: March 2023

Type:

Survey

Organization:

Ecuadorian Red Cross, IFRC

This survey was applied by Ecuadorian Red Cross (ERC) volunteers in 22 of the 24 provinces of the country and captures part of the participants’ perceptions towards the COVID-19 vaccine,…

  • CEA and Health
  • COVID-19
  • Perception Survey
  • Spanish

15 March 2023

COVID-19 Regional Perception Survey, March 2023

Type:

Survey

Organization:

IFRC

This survey was implemented online by IFRC, and provides regional quantitative data on participants’ perceptions, fears and interests towards COVID-19 and its vaccination, 3 years into the pandemic.

  • CEA and Health
  • COVID-19
  • Perception Survey
  • Spanish

9 February 2023

From managing misconceptions to building trust in Covid-19 vaccination

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

IFRC, Nepal Red Cross

A case study capturing how Nepal Red Cross Society volunteers engaged with the communities in Nepal to tackle Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy.

  • COVID-19
  • Misinformation