CoDRRAA Japanese translation of Sphere guidance published in 2020 brings together dignity, community engagement and health care.
Sphere's early guidance on COVID-19 asks responders to see each person as a person with rights and needs, involve communities in the response and pay attention to the wider effects of an outbreak. The Japanese article translates the guidance as it was issued in 2020.
The guidance discusses working with communities to make information accessible, considering the barriers people face and supporting access to health services. It also places water, sanitation, hygiene and continuity of essential care alongside the direct response to infection.
The original article and its links provide the full guidance and the context at the time of publication. Health service arrangements and public health advice referred to in that article were those in place in 2020.