Table 2 Examples of guidance-related terms identified in the published field experience summaries

Guidance

The global nutrition community was still developing and issuing guidance on anthropometric measurements

Standard

(Standards)

There is a gap of 52% or 2099 beds in total the number of available hospital beds compared to global standards

Protocol

The survey team adjusted their anthropometric- measurement protocol according to international recommendations that caution against height and weight measurements involving prolonged contact

Guideline

Each session follows guidelines from CDP’s pre-existing MHPSS services that have been adapted to COVID-19 and the online format in consultation with specialised psychologists

Rules

(Rule)

For example, staff and communities still tend to interact in breach of physical distancing rules

Procedure

(Procedures)

The COVID-19 standard operating procedure protocol circulated by the national government, which was adapted from the WHO, was used to develop this training curriculum

Recommendation

(Recommendation, Recommended)

International Medical Corps did not have a large stock of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference tapes prepositioned to meet the recommendation of using one tape per household

Measures

(Measure, Measurement)

All hospital staff underwent a one-week training on IPC measures in hospitals and communities

Plan

(Plans, Planned)

Shortly after, the UN Global Humanitarian Response Plan was enacted in CAR. The response plan included awareness-raising sessions, creation of isolation spaces, reinforcement of handwashing and strengthening of epidemiologic surveillance, although these were slow to be implemented

Principle

(Principles)

The “no touch” principle was encouraged, especially during small group meetings or home visits

Requirement

(Requirements, Required)

Reusable PPE was chosen for three reasons: (1) for reasons of space as reusable PPE takes up less space than the required stock of disposable PPE

Instruction

(Instructed, Instructions)

Acceptance of instructions to protect themselves appears to have increased, especially after the government began reporting increases in numbers of cases

Guide

(Guided, Guiding)

IRC Jordan developed a remote delivery plan guided by technical documents from IRC headquarters

Process

(Processes)

At this time, our usual process for inspection of samples and quality checks using certifications, testing, and other processes has been modified to support a distributed workforce, and an evolving list of approved products by the Food and Drug Administration

Advice

Limited coordination between headquarter, regional and local offices at the beginning of the response, which led to inconsistency in the tools, advice and instructions shared

Evidence

This program features a community-based model and utilises evidence-based approaches to group interpersonal therapy for the refugee community

Information

At a time when emergency use authorisations are implemented and information about COVID-19 changes regularly, Americares has dedicated more manpower to keep pace with the changing standards

Form

For half a day, a team of two trained MSF staff, one IPC/logistician and one nurse, evaluate the health structure using a specific assessment form which focuses on IPC, the flow of patients and health workers

Criteria

(Criterion)

Beneficiary triage into risk groups is carried out in alignment with the guidelines and criteria that were approved by the SGBV working group in Lebanon

Directive

(Directives)

Following the MoH’s directive for contingency health promotion on COVID-19…

Regulation

(Regulations)

ACF adapted their activities to tackle constraints related to the COVID-19 situation, and to best support and protect staff and beneficiaries, following government and Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) regulation

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