{"id":9770,"date":"2026-08-18T10:24:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/protecting-health-care-during-the-bundibugyo-virus-disease-response-in-the-eastern-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-operational-guidance\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T10:24:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:24:05","slug":"protecting-health-care-during-the-bundibugyo-virus-disease-response-in-the-eastern-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-operational-guidance","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/protecting-health-care-during-the-bundibugyo-virus-disease-response-in-the-eastern-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-operational-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting health care during the Bundibugyo virus disease response in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: operational guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"dynamic-content__section dynamic-content__container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__section-container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__figure-container\">\n<figure class=\"dynamic-content__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/aca55a26-6e99-4bd2-b7c9-aeddac2582be\/content\" alt=\"Protecting health care during the Bundibugyo virus disease response in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: operational guidance\"><br \/>\n     <\/figure>\n<div class=\"button button-blue-background\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/0972a26d-da86-4842-aa1e-58522e393808\/content\" onclick=\"sendGaEvent('Download','https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/0972a26d-da86-4842-aa1e-58522e393808\/content')\">Download <span>(394 kB)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description-container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description\">\n<h3>Overview <\/h3>\n<p>This operational guidance provides practical considerations for integrating protection measures and maintaining the continuity of essential health services during the Bundibugyo virus disease response in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It outlines a structured approach to embedding risk-informed prevention, mitigation, and adaptation into operational planning, field implementation, and monitoring while preserving humanitarian principles and community participation. All incidents affecting health care should be systematically documented, analyzed, and reported through established organizational mechanisms including through the WHO Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) to support evidence-informed decision-making, operational adaptation, and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"dynamic-content__accordion\" class=\"dynamic-content__accordion\">\n<p><strong>Related link:<\/strong><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/ssa\/Index.aspx\" data-sf-ec-immutable=\"\" data-sf-marked=\"\">Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__details\">\n<div class=\"detail who-team\">\n<div class=\"label\">WHO Team<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n                 <span><br \/>\nHumanitarian and Disaster Management (HDM)                 <\/span>\n         <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Editors<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">World Health Organization<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Number of pages<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">31<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Reference numbers<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n<div><strong class=\"label-sm\">WHO Reference Number: <\/strong><span>B09866<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Copyright<\/div>\n<p>                <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"creativecommons-icons-wrappers\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/igo\/deed.en\" rel=\"license\" title=\"Click here to see the details of CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/cc.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/by.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/nc.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/sa.svg\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/B09866?rand=6398\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download (394 kB) Overview This operational guidance provides practical considerations for integrating protection measures and maintaining the continuity of essential health services during the Bundibugyo virus disease response in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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