Health Cluster teams and partners are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide within the framework of the Global Humanitarian Response Plan, towards the following strategic priorities:
- Contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and decrease morbidity and mortality.
- Decrease the deterioration of human assets and rights, social cohesion and livelihoods.
- Protect, assist and advocate for refugees, internally displaced people, migrants and host communities particularly vulnerable to the pandemic.
To achieve this, the Health Cluster:
- Coordinates with national authorities, partners and international actors to implement COVID-19 response actions targeting the most vulnerable people and hard-to-reach communities;
- Raises public awareness on COVID-19 risks and mitigation measures to protect communities and health workers;
- Promotes global guidance on COVID-19 and supports its operational adaptation for low-capacity & humanitarian settings;
- Maintains access to other essential health services by adapting service delivery approaches, providing essential supplies and training health workers and national/local partners;
- Supports the development of a multi-sectoral response to COVID-19, supporting other Health Clusters and Sectors to mainstream public health measures in their response;
- Captures operational practice and learning to inform the evolving COVID-19 response.
