We have have carefully put together resources that will be useful for people at the frontlines of the battle against COVID-19. These include health service providers, front-line workers, CSOs as well as the general public. We have taken care to screen the sources of information and have selected from those we know to be reliable. Please visit the sections to find out more.
COVID Tools
Learn About COVID
Protocols & Guidelines
Fever Clinic Protocol
As the COVID-19 case count rises, the need for setting up fever clinics will continue to rise. In response to this need, the COVID Action Collaborative has developed a protocol for identifying suspected COVID-19 patients, categorising patients based on risk, and setting up a fever clinic. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1md7wFPP-7J2ft0zJmHrhZ67HFYkcRaZp
Tools & Resources
Gender resources around COVID-19
Women may not be at higher risk of mortality due to COVID-19, but they do face disproportionate impact of lockdown measures, as well as a higher likely impact of the pandemic overall. This is due to the structure of the economy and women’s work, gendered norms and practices around domestic and care work, continuing risk of abuse and violence in […]
COVID Science
How to protect the protectors: 10 lessons to learn for doctors fighting the COVID-19 coronavirus
Working at the frontlines, our #healthcareheroes have to deal with both a challenging work environment as well as the worry of becoming infected or infecting their loved ones. In this context, pulmonologists Dr Zarir Udwadia and Dr Reyma Sara Raju summarise the evidence on effective protection of health workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377123720300472?via%3Dihub
COVID Response
Listing of all government orders passed as part of Covid-19 response
The government of India and state governments have implemented a series of notifications outlining their response to COVID-19, which affect the work of governments themselves, businesses, citizens as well as specific groups. PRS Legislative Research has compiled a list of all major notifications issued in India in response to COVID-19. The list can be filtered by Centre/state, by sector of […]
COVID Basics
Innovative Solutions for Delivering Healthcare during the COVID-19 Pandemic
PCMH Restore Health, Noora Health, Logistimo and CloudPhysician share their innovative tools for COVID-19 response. As the number of COIVD-19 cases expand in India the private sector will inevitably start to play a bigger role in referral and treatment of patients. This is already the case in several larger cities and metros. This webinar is aimed at introducing various innovative […]
COVID Live
State COVID-19 dashboards
States have been monitoring their own outbreaks of COVID-19 using their own data portals. For those looking for state-specific data, these are the links to the available state-level dashboards in India. The list was compiled by a Twitter user Devesh Kumar (@onosmosis) at the links here Kerala: https://dashboard.kerala.gov.in/index.php Tamil Nadu: https://nhmtn.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/095ad0a1c0254b058fa36b32d1ab1977 Andhra Pradesh: http://hmfw.ap.gov.in/covid_dashboard.aspx Gujarat: https://gujcovid19.gujarat.gov.in/ Rajasthan: http://www.rajswasthya.nic.in/ Karnataka: https://karunadu.karnataka.gov.in/hfw/kannada/Pages/cv-dashboard-old.aspx […]
Human Resources: In conversation with Anchal Kakkar and Mridhula Sridharan of Arthan
Human Resources: In conversation with Anchal Kakkar and Mridhula Sridharan of Arthan
Arthan is a technology-driven human capital company that aims to prepare young people to realise their true potential. Their mission is to equip students with the right knowledge, tools and resources to enable them to make informed decisions about their future. Arthan works in partnership with Government, businesses, schools...
Human Resources: In conversation with Vyoma Prasad of ResilienceWorks
Human Resources: In conversation with Vyoma Prasad of ResilienceWorks
ResilienceWorks is a four-year-old Mental Health Counselling Organisation in India. They offer emotional, psychological and professional support to families and individuals. ResilienceWorks usually conducts face to face counselling and has now been providing telephone and video counselling services as part of the CovidActionCollab. The CAC Team spoke to Ms...
Saving the Livelihoods of Tailors in Kalburgi District via Face Mask Production
Saving the Livelihoods of Tailors in Kalburgi District via Face Mask Production
India’s garment industry, which employs around 45 million people, has been suffering dramatically since the COVID-19 government imposed lockdown, which took effect on the 24th of March 2020. Strict social distancing rules meanthat millions of people have been unable to go to work, from large scale garment factories to small...
Unity in the face of adversity – bringing essential services to a fishery community in Worli Koliwada
Unity in the face of adversity – bringing essential services to a fishery community in Worli Koliwada
Fishery markets are one of the most densely populated areas in Maharashtra. With the initiation of the lockdown and need for social distancing, business in 61 state and 40 local fish markets came to a halt, completely disrupting the lives of the fisheries community in Mahim Fishing Village. Over...