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 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

3 July 2019

You probably don’t have ebola if…

Type:

Video

Organization:

IFRC

An educational video about the Ebola virus, which covers transmission, symptoms and who is at risk of contracting the virus. It features links to IFRC sites containing further information.

  • CEA and Health
  • Disease
  • Ebola
  • Epidemics

29 June 2019

Red Cross mobilises 600,000 community members in fight against ebola

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

IFRC

An IFRC case study which documents best practices in Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) to prevent the spread of Ebola. These include engaging with and mobilising communities to control the…

  • Africa
  • Case study
  • CEA and Health
  • Ebola

29 June 2019

Epidemic ready: community engagement key in fight against ebola

Type:

Case Study

Organization:

IFRC

An IFRC case study which documents best practices in Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) to prevent the spread of Ebola in West Africa.

  • Africa
  • Case study
  • Disease
  • Ebola

20 June 2019

SURE programme – video report

Type:

Video

Organization:

InsightShare

A Participatory Video (PV) produced by InsightShare to support the CEA efforts of the British Red Cross and Nepal Red Cross Society, as part of the region’s SURE programme.

  • Earthquakes
  • Ebola
  • Information as aid
  • Tools