This is the official APP of Doctors Without Borders for health professionals, geriatric specialists and staff in charge of caring for the elderly, as well as for civil and health authorities, and response coordination platforms for the COVID-19 pandemic.
The professionals who are on the front line need tools that allow them to carry out their work in the appropriate conditions and adapted to the COVID-19 context.
This APP seeks to provide documentation, training, and access to webinars on various topics related to COVID-19 in an easy and intuitive way.
The content is currently available in Spanish and Portuguese. Other languages will be available shortly. The contents of this APP are constantly evolving and are updated regularly.
The topics on which you will find information are:
Epidemiology, diagnosis and patient management - information on tests, sheets adapted to the care of geriatric patients.
Infection prevention and control: personal protective equipment, hygiene and disinfection, establishment of circuits, transfer of patients.
Information, education and communication: use of the mask, maintenance of physical distance, correct hand washing.
Mental health and psychosocial support: giving bad news, self-care guidelines.
Organization of services and strategy: opening of hospital extensions, comfort wards, response models.
It also includes an agenda for upcoming online training sessions, access to past training sessions and training videos, and access to discussion forums.
For more information consult the website: msfcovid19.org
