CEA and Health

Before, during and after a health emergency, it is essential to provide people with trusted, clear and effective information. Engaging with communities can help to prevent fear, panic and rumours from undermining response efforts. Visit our COVID-19 page below or explore all CEA and health resources by using the search function.

Key resources

4 April 2022

IFRC Epidemic Control Toolkit

The Epidemic Control Toolkit provides guidance on evidence-based methods to prevent and control the spread of epidemics at…

13 May 2021

Updated Epidemic Control training package for volunteers

An updated Epidemic Control for Volunteers/RCCE training package for volunteers, setting up of the qualitative community feedback mechanism…

2 April 2020

Working with communities: a toolbox

This toolbox is designed to provide quick and easy access for managers to a range of tools at…

5 July 2023

Cholera Perception Survey, Nippes department – Haiti: June 2023

Type:

Report

Organization:

Haitian Red Cross Society, IFRC

During February 2023, 130 Cholera Perception Surveys were collected in Nippes department by Haitian Red Cross volunteers and staff. This report provides inputs for guiding strategies aimed at building trust…

  • CEA and Health
  • Cholera
  • Perception Survey
  • Trust

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
  • Vaccines

18 May 2023

DREF Cholera-Monkeypox: Community Feedback Report

Type:

Report

Organization:

Cameroon Red Cross

A community feedback report analysing data collected by Cameroon Red Cross volunteers during the DREF Cholera and Monkeypox Risk Communication and Community Engagement activities.

  • CEA and Health
  • Cholera
  • Community feedback
  • French

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

24 April 2023

Marburg Virus Disease Coding Framework

Type:

Coding framework

Organization:

IFRC

This is an updated feedback coding framework specifically developed for the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak.

  • CEA and Health
  • Disease
  • Feedback
  • Marburg Virus Disease

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

Cholera Perception Survey, Haiti: Jan 2023

Type:

Survey

Organization:

Haitian Red Cross Society, IFRC

During December 2022, Cholera Perception Survey was implemented by Haitian Red Cross volunteers. The findings in this document, as well as the CEA recommendations, aim to facilitate regional decision-making to…

  • CEA and Health
  • Cholera
  • Perception Survey

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 March 2023

RCCE key message bank for cholera outbreaks

Type:

Message bank

Organization:

WHO

A Risk communication and community engagement key message bank for cholera outbreaks. These messages should be adapted to the local context and audience based on needs, epidemiological and social/behavioural data.

  • Cholera
  • French
  • Messaging
  • RCCE

27 February 2023

Hellenic Red Cross Case Study – Discussion Sessions

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

Hellenic Red Cross, IFRC

This case study explores how the Hellenic Red Cross launched information and discussion sessions with women living in migrant accommodation centres in Greece as a chance for people to share…

  • MHPSS
  • Migrants
  • Psychosocial support
  • Refugees