IOM Staff CXB Covid-19 Care Referral Pathway

The senior management will People to be informed / looped in

continue to coordinate with Staff is not feeling well through out the process:
HQ, RO and Dhaka office to first action - stay at • UPADHAYAYA Komal Bhakta
ensure the required duty of
care and the update of the home and call line kbupadhayaya@iom.int
information in this pathway as Manager • PRAJAPATI Alish
needed. aprajapati@iom.int

Appointment for testing Patient does not present Covid-19

UN Clinic will contact CS Triage suspected case symptom
Hotline to arrange for Staff call UN Clinic
testing. Hotline at Cox’s Office no. (behind
Bazar for COVID-19 staff ID card)
support and information: 01713012661 Liaison / Communication teams is
01713205880 / 01927769899 alerted to monitor media
01701202597 coverage and address when
patient confidentiality is not
respected

Sample Collection: Information is shared with CXB

Sadar Upazila sample Staff Health Core Group
Result positive
collection team will
collect from home
Contact tracing is done by UN
Clinic and Dr. Jahangir Alam
(IOM):
1. Contact are put in quarantine
Result Negative 2. Testing of contact organized

Isolation and
Treatment
Triage done by UN Dr Alish share Contact
Medical care: clinic the list of remain
Staff member receive contact with quarantine for
medical care from UN OHU / Geneva 14 days at
Clinic (non Covid-19 for follow-up home
related)

For severe and critical If infected staff cannot isolate

cases isolation facility and or staff as contact cannot
Home isolation for
treatment at UN Clinic quarantine at home (not live
mild/moderate case
Premises alone / pressure of
(under development) communities)

IOM Support with On a case by case and if

If required Dr Kaukab
procurement of fresh available IOM may arrange for
may provide coordination
food / medicine a hotel for quarantine /
for evacuation to Dhaka
See contact below isolation at cost-sharing of 65%
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Key contacts and focal points
Role Name, Title Email Phone

Medical care & contact tracing

First point of contact for medical Dr. Md. Nurul Hossain (UN md.nurul.hossain@u
care for IOM staff Doctor (Male) ndp.org +88 01713012661
Dr Mayisha Afifa, UN mayisha.afifa@undp. +8801701202863
Doctor (Female) org
Contact tracing Focal Point Dr. Jahangir Alam, mdjalam@iom.int +8801715598316
(staff) Migration Health Physician
Contact tracing Focal Point Dr. Sonia Arifa, Migration sarifa@iom.int +8801911764626
(staff) Health Physician
Focal Point for communication Dr Alish PRAJAPATI, IOM aprajapati@iom.int +880 179660583
with OHU Health Officer
Logistical support

Focal point for logistic support Juliet BVEKWA, Supply jbvekwa@iom.int +880 1860598441
to staff in home isolation / Chain Manager
quarantine - CXB
Focal point for logistic support Shawkhat Hussien, shosseb@iom.int +880 1841560156
to staff in home isolation /
quarantine - Ukhia
Focal point for logistic support KHATUN Rezina, rkhatun@iom.int +880 1890751440
to staff in home isolation /
quarantine - Teknaf
Focal point for quarantine Juliet BVEKWA, Supply jbvekwa@iom.int +880 1860598441
facility (Hotel Media) Chain Manager
MHPSS

Remote counseling for IOM Kanij Fatema – Clinical fatema.cp@gmail.co +880 184731803
national staff in home isolation Psychologist, IOM MHPSS m
or home quarantine
General remote counseling for IOM MHPSS Hotline N/A +880 1847351787
IOM staff (& beneficiaries)
UNDSS Psychologist teams
In Dhaka for remote
support (IOM staff)
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locations table
Quarantine Isolation

Explanation People considered as contact as per WHO

definition (see below) will be required to be
put in quarantine for 14 day.
People being tested either as due to being a
contact, displaying Covid-19 symptoms or as
part of the Sentinelle strategy should be put
in quarantine until the test result is available.
Home Home is Primary option for staff in
quarantine.
Dedicated Media Hotel - Secondary option for staff (in
facility quarantine) that cannot stay in their
accommodation for the below reason:
1. Living with family / roommates and
cannot isolate themselves in a separate
room as long members of household are
not suspected contacts too
2. Have been forced to leave their
accommodation by building owners or
neighboring communities
Financial conditions – Total price per night is
2500 BDT
IOM to support 65% of the cost and staff 35%
Covid-19 field Facility does not accommodate quarantine.
hospital
Person tested positive to Covid-19 will
require isolation until medical check and
blood test confirm that they no longer are
positive
Home is Primary option for Asymptomatic
patients and patients with mild symptoms
that do not require hospitalization and
oxygen therapy, they should remain at
home and be followed by IOM doctors
No option available at the moment since
hotels are not taking positive cases, on a
case by case IOM will consider if there are
options available.
If the UN doctor considers that the staff
case is severe and needs dedicated care at
a health facility this will be coordinated
with UN clinic
Financial conditions - in available options
IOM to support 65% of cost and staff 35%
Admission to be coordinated only by UN
doctor and the existent facility will be the
Primary option for patients with severe
symptoms that require oxygen therapy and
hospitalization

Definition of contact as per WHO Guidance “ Contact tracing in the context of COVID-19”