Personal protective equipment for COVID-19
This page includes the latest guidance on personal protective equipment (PPE) for the COVID-19 response (including technical specifications) and other related publication. The page is structured as follows:
- Technical specifications of personal protective equipment for COVID-19
- Rational use of personal protective equipment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
- Other PPE publications
- Medical masks do's and don'ts
- Other resources
A patient receives prenatal care at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital in Accra. During the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO is supporting the Ghana Health Service in their efforts to continue providing essential medical services to the population.
Publications on personal protective equipment in the context of COVID-19
This document provides interim guidance on the quality, performance characteristics and related standards of personal protective equipment (PPE) to be...
Rational use of personal protective equipment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
This document summarizes WHO’s recommendations for the rational use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in health care and home care settings, as well as during the handling of cargo; it also assesses the current disruption of the global supply chain and considerations for decision making during severe shortages of PPE. This updated version includes a section on considerations for decision making processes and a summary of temporary measures in the context of severe PPE shortage.
Rational use of personal protective equipment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
Other publications
Use of medical and non-medical/fabric masks for community outreach activities during the COVID-19 pandemic
This aide-mémoire presents information on use and procurement of masks for community outreach interventions, with a focus on those for malaria,...
Mask use in the context of COVID-19
This document provides updated guidance on mask use in health care and community settings, and during home care for COVID-19 cases. It is intended for...
This guidance provides specific considerations for the use of non-medical masks, also known as fabric masks, by children as a means for source control...
Medical masks - do's and don'ts
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Other resources
- COVID-19 advice for the public: when and how to use a mask
- Technical and Regulatory aspects of extended use, reuse, and reprocessing of respirators during shortage (PAHO)
- Commission Recommendation on conformity assessment and market surveillance procedures within the context of the COVID-19 threat (2020/403 of 13 March 2020)
- AAMI Offers Free Standards and Resources to Help Fight Coronavirus
- Covid-19 response: freely available ISO standards
- ASTM Standards & COVID-19
- Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators (CDC)
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