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| Policy name: | COVID-19 Vaccine Operational Guideline |
| Issuing authority: | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Policy date: | 28 December 2020 |
| Assessment of gender responsiveness | Gender Sensitive |
| Reference to human rights? | No |
| Reference to equity? | Yes |
| Policy name: | COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Strategy |
| Issuing authority: | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Policy date: | No date |
| Assessment of gender responsiveness | Gender Sensitive |
| Reference to human rights? | No |
| Reference to equity? | Yes |
| Policy name: | Preliminary Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project (P173836) See Component 4: Community Engagement and Risk Communication |
| Issuing authority: | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the World Bank |
| Policy date: | 27 March 2020 |
| Policy type: | Communications guidelines |
| Assessment of gender responsiveness | Gender Sensitive |
| Reference to human rights? | Yes |
| Reference to equity? | Yes |
| Policy name: | Guidelines on Clinical Management of Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (Sari) in Suspect/Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (Ncov) Cases |
| Issuing authority: | Ministry of Health and FAmily Welfare |
| Policy date: | No date |
| Assessment of gender responsiveness | Gender Blind |
| Reference to human rights? | No |
| Reference to equity? | No |
| Policy name: | Updated Clinical Management Protocol: COVID-19 |
| Issuing authority: | Ministry of Health and FAmily Welfare |
| Policy date: | 3 July 2020 |
| Assessment of gender responsiveness | Gender Blind |
| Reference to human rights? | No |
| Reference to equity? | No |
| Policy name: | Advisory for Managing Health Care Workers Working in COVID and Non-COVID Areas of the Hospital |
| Issuing authority: | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Policy date: | 18 June 2020 |
| Assessment of gender responsiveness | Gender Blind |
| Reference to human rights? | No |
| Reference to equity? | No |
| Policy name: | Additional Guidelines On Rational Use Of Personal Protective Equipment |
| Issuing authority: | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Policy date: | 15 May 2020 |
| Assessment of gender responsiveness | Gender Blind |
| Reference to human rights? | No |
| Reference to equity? | No |
| Policy name: | National Guidelines for Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare Facilities |
| Issuing authority: | National Centre for Disease Control Directorate General of Health Services & Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Policy date: | January 2020 |
| Assessment of gender responsiveness | Gender Blind |
| Reference to human rights? | No |
| Reference to equity? | No |
| Policy name: | Guidance on Surveillance for Human Infection with 2019-Ncov |
| Issuing authority: | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare ( |
| Policy date: | 25 January 2020 |
| Assessment of gender responsiveness | N |
| Reference to human rights? | No |
| Reference to equity? | No |
| Policy name: | Advisory on Strategy for COVID-19 Testing in India |
| Issuing authority: | India Council for Medical Researc; Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Policy date: | 4 September 2020 |
| Assessment of gender responsiveness | N |
| Reference to human rights? | No |
| Reference to equity? | No |
| Policy name: | Revised Strategy for COVID-19 Testing in India |
| Issuing authority: | India Council for Medical Research; Department of Health Research |
| Policy date: | 18 May 2020 |
| Assessment of gender responsiveness | N |
| Reference to human rights? | |
| Reference to equity? |
| Policy name: | Enabling Delivery of Essential Health Services During the COVID 19 Outbreak: Guidance Note |
| Issuing authority: | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Policy date: | 14 April 2020 |
| Focus on sexual and reproductive health services and/or maternal health services | Sexual and reproductive health and maternal health |
| Assessment of gender responsiveness | Gender Blind |
| Reference to human rights? | No |
| Reference to equity? | Yes |
| Policy name: | Guidance Note On Provision Of Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child Adolescent Health Plus Nutrition (Rmncah+N) Services During & Post COVID-19 Pandemic |
| Issuing authority: | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Policy date: | 24 May 2020 |
| Focus on sexual and reproductive health services and/or maternal health services | Maternal health |
| Assessment of gender responsiveness | Gender Blind |
| Reference to human rights? | No |
| Reference to equity? | Yes |
| Policy name: | Telemedicine Practice Guidelines Guidelines |
| Issuing authority: | Medical Council of India and Niti Aayog |
| Policy date: | 25 March 2020 |
| Focus on sexual and reproductive health services and/or maternal health services | Neither |
| Assessment of gender responsiveness | Gender Blind |
| Reference to human rights? | No |
| Reference to equity? | Yes |
