Coronavirus Communication and Community Engagement Strategy for Africa - IFRC

Publication language
English
Pages
20pp
Date published
03 Mar 2020
Type
Plans, policy and strategy
Keywords
Engaging with affected populations, Comms, media & information, Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Epidemics & pandemics
Organisations
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Link
https://www.communityengagementhub.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/RCCE-CORONAVIRUS-STRATEGY-AFRICA-FINAL.pdf

Risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) has been identified as one of the key pillars of the response within the IFRC Africa Regional Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) for the new coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak within Africa.

This strategy outlines the importance and priorities of RCCE in the response to new coronavirus in Africa, including suggested RCCE activities throughout the different phases of preparedness, containment and response, with supporting tools to help deliver these. It serves as a template for African National Societies to develop their own RCCE strategy based on their local context and capacities and can support with the development of preparedness, contingency and response plans.