Welcome to the Partnership for Healthy Cities COVID-19 Response Center
Cities are at the forefront of the COVID-19 crisis. The Partnership for Healthy Cities COVID-19 Response Center is home to practical guidance and tools to support cities in four technical areas:
Featured Resources
Considerations on Indigenous Peoples, Afro-Descendants, and Other Ethnic Groups during the COVID-19 Pandemic
This guidance document outlines the inequities that indigenous populations and other minority groups face in dealing with disaster emergencies, specifically COVID-19 and proposes means for mitigating the disparities.
COVID-19: Self-Quarantine, Self-Isolation Guidance and Self-Monitoring Guidance
This document outlines key principles and considerations for health departments to determine appropriate tactics for maximizing compliance with self-isolation and self-quarantine orders, as part of COVID-19 contact tracing programs.
East and Southern Africa Region Joint Interim Guidance on Continuity of Essential Health and Nutrition Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic
This document aims at helping countries to address some of the observed and anticipated challenges in ensuring continuity of essential services.
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Digital tools for COVID-19 contact tracing
WHO provides an overview on the types and use of digital tools to support COVID-19 contact tracing
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“The Partnership for Healthy Cities initiative has been successful in bringing global cities together to advance public health – and now, in the face of the coronavirus crisis, it is stepping up to help local leaders around the world save even more lives.”
Michael R. Bloomberg