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HealthThis report provides a rapid evidence summary of the history, evolution, coverage, impact (successes and challenges) of remote learning in four countries with sustained prior experience, namely Bangladesh, Singapore, South Korea and the United States. For Bangladesh, the focus will be on the English in Action programme, specifically looking at two main components: (i) the… Read more
China’s response to Covid-19 built on the distinctive foundations of its existing education political economy, in particular High levels of pupil performance with low achievement gaps (as measured by PISA); highly centralised school system decision-making, governance and development processes (although this may be gradually evolving); a political culture that is generally less encouraging of debate… Read more
This report describes national policy and strategy responses for ensuring educational continuity in the context of widespread school closures implemented as a result of the Covid19 pandemic. The study focuses on a selection of high-income and low-income contexts deemed to be of greatest interest to the EdTechHub (including key stakeholders from the Department for Education… Read more
This training module is for the management of people ill with possible COVID-19, while continuing other essential care and prevention. This module is for health workers in healthcare facilities. Read this module together with the ‘Health facility deskguide in the context of COVID-19’. These are based on COVID-19 guidelines from WHO, China, UK and published… Read more
This is for use in the consultation room as a concise desk guide in the context of COVID-19. It is based on WHO and available publications. It is to be used in support of, but not as a substitute for your clinical judgement and more detailed guidelines. Read this guide along with the training ‘Module… Read more
These guidelines are for managers and senior health workers in healthcare facilities, and is freely available for adaptation and use in any country. Read this together with the health facility clinical deskguide in the context of COVID-19 and the related training module. They are based on COVID-19 guidelines from WHO, China and the UK etc…. Read more
This background paper presents considerations on how the COVID-19 pandemic is accentuating existing vulnerabilities of populations forcibly displaced by war (refugees, asylum-seekers, internally-displaced and stateless persons), in settings across East Africa and the Middle East. In addition to the devastating health threat the pandemic poses, lockdown measures imposed by governments to reduce transmission are having… Read more
This review presents considerations for care and infection prevention and control (IPC) for COVID-19 in home and community-based care settings. Overarching considerations Many guidelines from LMICS recognise the necessity to support home and community-based care for COVID-19 (as deemed clinically appropriate, usually recommended only for ‘mild’ disease) for reasons such as to protect capacity in… Read more
The report explores lessons from conflict and education in emergencies (EiE) seeking evidence-informed recommendations for policy makers that can help in the global response to Covid-19. The report explores transferability from EiE contexts to non-EiE Covid-19-affected contexts. The issue of how Covid-19 will impact on existing EiE contexts and displaced pupils is a vital one,… Read more
This report provides a rapid summary of country-level responses to the management of school closures in 2020, with a focus on the needs of disadvantaged students and the role of technology. The authors consider low-income, middle-income and high-income countries. The authors take a broad view of ‘disadvantage’ recognising that it presents itself in several different… Read more
This report provides a rapid evidence summary of the impact of school closures on marginalised girls and presents strategies which involve elements of education technology to mitigate these negative impacts. In considering the broader evidence on what works in supporting marginalised girls’ education, this report focuses on those that could be facilitated, through use of… Read more