Recommended actions

Preparedness Response Recovery
1. Assessment, analysis and planning
Together with OPDs and other stakeholders, identify persons with disabilities in the affected population. X X
Identify barriers and risks that persons with disabilities face when they access health prevention activities and communicable disease programmes. Include vaccination and access to safe water programmes. X X
2. Resource mobilization
Mobilize funds and human resources to organize outreach, community-based and home-based services, and health promotion and disease prevention campaigns. X X
3. Implementation
Collect disease surveillance and household survey data disaggregated by sex, age and disability. X
Involve persons with disabilities and OPDs in developing information, education and communication materials. X X
Communicate health promotion and disease prevention measures in multiple accessible formats. Do the same with information and education resources. X X
When designing cross-sectoral communicable disease prevention measures for at-risk populations, address the specific requirements and concerns of persons with disabilities. X X
4. Coordination
Coordinate with other sectors to ensure that persons with disabilities have access to water, sanitation, and clean and safe shelter, and can meet other emergency requirements. X
5. Monitoring and evaluation
Monitor the degree to which persons with disabilities have access to promotion and prevention campaigns and activities. X