Module

Overview of the 8
pillars

Scaling up country readiness and support

for COVID-19 response - Learning course for UNCTs
 2 8 major pillars

Country-level coordination, planning

Operations support and logistics
and monitoring

Risk communication and

Case management
community engagement
8
major pillars Surveillance, rapid-response and
Infection prevention and control
case investigation

National laboratories Points of entry

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 Pillar 1: Country-level coordination,
planning and monitoring

qActivation of national public health emergency

management mechanisms, including planning,
operations, logistics and finance in
cooperation with partners

qAdaptation of national action plans for health

security and pandemic influenza preparedness
plans to COVID-19 Country Preparedness and
Response Plan, if available

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 Pillar 2: Risk communication and
community engagement

q Transparent communication to the public on what is

known about COVID-19, what is unknown, and what is
being done
q Announcement of any changes in the response strategy
and the nature of any preparedness and response
interventions
q Responsive, empathic, transparent, culturally
appropriate and consistent messaging in local
languages
q Implementation of systems to detect and respond to
concerns, rumours and misinformation

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 Pillar 3: Surveillance, rapid-response
teams, and case investigation

q Early detection of imported cases, comprehensive and rapid contact

tracing, and case investigation

q Monitoring of:
q geographical spread of the virus
q transmission intensity
q disease trends
q characterization of virologic features
q impact on health-care services

q Adaptation of surveillance priorities at subnational level

q Collection and reporting of 2019-nCoV surveillance data

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 Pillar 4: Points of entry

Efforts and resources at points of entry

(POEs) supporting:
qSurveillance

qManagement of ill passengers

qRisk communication activities

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 Pillar 5: National laboratories

qPreparing laboratory capacity to manage large-scale

testing for COVID-19 (domestically or through
international arrangements)

qActivation of surge plans to manage increased

volume of samples in the event of
widespread community transmission

qUse of WHO resources to access relevant

reference laboratories, protocols, reagents,
and supplies

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 Pillar 6: Infection prevention and control in
health facilities

qReview and enhancement of infection

prevention and control (IPC) practices in
communities and health facilities to:
qprepare for treatment of patients infected
with 2019-nCoV
qprevent transmission to staff, other
patients/visitors and in communities
qInvestigation of all cases of healthcare-
associated infections
qDevelopment of a national plan to manage PPE
supply
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 Pillar 7: Case Management

q Identification and preparation of healthcare facilities for large

increases in the number of suspected COVID-19 patients

q Training of staff on COVID-19 case definition and care pathway

and case management
q Prioritization of treatment for patients with, or at risk of,
severe illness
q Dissemination of guidance on self-care of patients with mild
disease when appropriate
q Review of plans to provide business continuity and provision of
other essential healthcare services
q Implementation of special considerations and program for
vulnerable population (e.g., elderly, patients with chronic
diseases, pregnant and lactating women, children)

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 Pillar 8: Operational support and logistics

qMapping of available resources and supply

systems (procurement, stockpiling, storage,
security, transportation and distribution)

qDevelopment of a central stock reserve for

COVID-19 case management

qImplementation of expediated procedures in

key areas (e.g. surge staff deployments,
procurement of essential supplies, staff
payments), as needed
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 2 3 levels of country-level preparedness

Each of the 8 major pillars… ... has priority steps and actions to be taken along 3 levels

Operations support Basic

and logistics

1
Country-level coordination,
planning and monitoring Map current capabilities and establish actions based on pre-
existing plans
Risk communication
Case and community
management engagement

8 Developing

2
major
pillars Broaden scope of actions and deploy additional resources

Infection Surveillance, rapid-

prevention and response and case
control investigation
Sustainable
National laboratories Points of entry
3 Systematically monitor and adjust readiness and response
plans as appropriate

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 Module
2

Overview of the 8
pillars

Scaling up country readiness and support

for COVID-19 response - Learning course for UNCTs
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