Adolescent health and non-communicable diseases during COVID-19

• Child & adolescent health and COVID-19
  Produced by: UNICEF
  COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the provision of high quality, essential child and adolescent health services.
• COVID-19 significantly impacts health services for noncommunicable diseases
  Produced by: WHO
  COVID-19 pandemic has severely disrupted Prevention and treatment services for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Alternative strategies have been established to support the people at highest risk to continue receiving treatment for NCDs in most countries.
• WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 1 June 2020
  By: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, WHO
  One of the areas in which health services have been particularly affected is in care for people with noncommunicable diseases (NCD); tobacco, mainly targeting young people, is one of the main causes for NCDs. The COVID-19 response must therefore be inclusive of the health-care needs of people living with noncommunicable diseases.
• WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 4 September 2020
  By: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, WHO
  Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors are increasing vulnerability to COVID-19 infection and the likelihood of worse outcomes, including in younger people.
• Ensuring continuity in the provision of essential sexual, reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent health services for the population in the context of COVID-19
  Produced by: Every Woman Every Child
  This document provides key messages on the continuity in the provision of essential sexual, reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent health services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic: interim report, 27 August 2020
  Produced by: WHO
  This survey aims to gain initial insight into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on essential health services across the life course. The survey results can improve the understanding of the extent of disruptions across all services, the reasons for disruptions, and the mitigation strategies countries are using to maintain service delivery.
• The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on noncommunicable disease resources and services: results of a rapid assessment
  Produced by: WHO
  This report presents an assessment of the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on NCD resources and services.

• Adolescents and young people & coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
  Produced by: UNFPA
  COVID 19 disrupted health services to youth. Health services need to address youth especially vulnerable youth and those living with disabilities.
• Community-based health care, including outreach and campaigns, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
  Produced by: WHO, UNICEF, IFRC
  This guidance document addresses the role of community-based health care in the context of COVID-19 pandemic and presents the adaptations needed to maintain continuity of essential services and ensure an effective response to COVID-19.
• Information note: COVID-19 and NCDs
  Produced by: WHO
  This information note produced by WHO provides information on COVID-19 and NCDs.
• Maintaining essential health services: operational guidance for the COVID-19 context
  Produced by: WHO
  This guidance document supports country to maintain access to safe and high-quality essential health services and continuity of these services during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Managing people with asthma during COVID-19: considerations for health providers, 3 June 2020
  Produced by: PAHO
  This document provides guidance for health care providers to manage people with asthma during COVID-19.
• Managing people with chronic kidney disease during COVID-19: considerations for health providers, 3 June 2020
  Produced by: PAHO
  This document provides guidance for health care providers to manage people with kidney diseases during COVID-19.
• Managing people with diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic: considerations for health providers
  Produced by: PAHO
  This document provides guidance for health care providers to manage people with diabetes during COVID-19.
• Responding to non-communicable diseases during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
  Produced by: WHO, UNDP
  This policy brief describes steps to respond to NCDs during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Adolescents and youth
  Produced by: WHO
  This Q&A addresses questions on health of adolescents during COVID-19 including the use of chronic medications
• NCDs and COVID-19 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
  Produced by: WHO EMRO
  This Q&A addresses questions on managing NCDs during COVID-19.
• Q&A: Adolescents, youth and COVID-19
  Produced by: WHO
  This Q&A addresses questions on health of adolescents during COVID-19 including the use of chronic medications
• Q&A: Adolescents, youth and COVID-19
  Produced by: UNICEF Thailand
  This Q&A addresses questions on health of adolescents during COVID-19 including the use of chronic medications

• Challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in the health of women, children, and adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean
  Produced by: UNICEF, UNDP
  This document presents the effect of COVID-19 on the reduction of health services including NCDs services to women, children, and adolescent and impact on achieving or maintaining the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’s Goal 3 targets – reducing maternal, neonatal, and under-5 mortality and guaranteeing universal access to sexual and reproductive health services.

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