Tag: Community

Sierra Leone: Gift giving during initial community consultations

This brief summarises appropriate gift giving during initial community consultations in Sierra  Leone. It is intended to provide an overview of good practices to support UNICEF, the WHO and other agencies as they interact with Paramount Chiefs prior the implementation of CCCs. It does not focus on the community consultation process more broadly, but specifically on gift giving during the first meeting. The details have been collated from suggestions and insights provided by networks of anthropologists in the UK and US who work in Sierra Continue reading →

Field situation: How to conduct safe and dignified burial of a patient who has died from suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease.

WHO has developed a protocol to provide information on the safe management of burial of patients who died from suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease. These measures should be applied not only by medical personnel but by anyone involved in the management of burial of suspected or confirmed Ebola patients. Twelve steps have been identified describing the different phases Burial Teams have to follow to ensure safe burials, starting from the moment the teams arrive in the village up to their return to the hospital or team headquarters after burial and Continue reading →