Viral Hemorrhagic Diseases

Clear, reliable communication and meaningful community engagement are crucial to avoiding fear, misinformation, and panic during responses to Viral Hemorrhagic Diseases (VHDs). This section offers tools and resources to help you incorporate Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) into your approach, ensuring a more effective and trusted response.

30 May 2022

Adapting an Ebola feedback mechanism for COVID-19

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

Croix-rouge du Congo, IFRC, Social + behaviour change, UNICEF

A case study on how, in DRC, an interagency community feedback mechanism originally established to better understand people’s perceptions of the Ebola virus has been adapted to gather insights on…

  • Community feedback
  • COVID-19
  • DRC
  • Ebola

28 April 2021

Ebola: ECV/RCCE training of trainers package

Type:

Training Material

Organization:

IFRC

A collection of resources, including the ECV/RCCE ToT training recordings, PPTs, and training materials as well as guidance notes, social science research and studies, audio visual aid related to Ebola…

  • Ebola
  • French
  • Training

27 May 2020

Evaluation of the Ebola Recovery Community Trust project

Type:

Report

Organization:

Finnish Red Cross

An evaluation of the Ebola Recovery Community Trust Project, a three-year project developed by the Swedish Red Cross in partnership with Sierra Leone Red Cross Society to address environmental concerns…

  • Africa
  • Disease
  • Ebola
  • Emergencies

2 April 2020

Ebola handbook for media

Type:

Tool

Organization:

BBC Media Action

A handbook developed to help journalists respond to community needs, provide useful, accurate information to help prevent the spread of Ebola and guide people on how to protect themselves.

  • CEA and Health
  • Disease
  • Ebola
  • Epidemics

30 March 2020

Ebola champion leads prevention efforts to protect her community

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

IFRC, Uganda Red Cross

A case study produced by the IFRC and the Ugandan Red Cross, on how one woman and her family are mobilising communities to prepare for and prevent outbreaks of the…

  • Ebola
  • Risk Communication

3 July 2019

The story of ebola: animation

Type:

Video

Organization:

IFRC

An IFRC animation on ‘The Story of Ebola’. It includes key messages that help people see and understand how Ebola spreads and how to protect themselves and their communities from…

  • Ebola
  • Epidemics
  • French
  • Information as aid