Aspects where lessons are drawn from

EBOLA

COVID-19

1

The individual

Personal, home and food hygiene

Stop risky habits such as hunting and eating bush meat

Hand and face hygiene

Cough and sneeze etiquette

Spacing out in crowds

2

Household

Household hygiene

Immediate isolation and reporting of suspected cases

Ventilation of rooms

Minimize number of people sleeping per room

Spacing at home

3

Community

Community workers deployed for epidemic vigilance Surveillance and reporting

Engage local leaders

Train and use local agents for public health campaigns

Use local people and radios to educate the public

Avoid any acts that create suspicion; be transparent

Refrain from using armed soldiers, shooting or jailing people during epidemics and emergency

Enabling local people, leaders, health workers and survivors to educate the public