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COVID-19 response

WHO Bangladesh Tatiana Almeida - Saedul Korin a Rohingya CHW supporting the COVID-19 seoprevalence study conducted in the camps in December 2020

Health Cluster teams and partners are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by working to contain the spread of COVID-19 and decrease morbidity and mortality. The Health Cluster works at local, national, regional and global levels to meet the health needs of the most vulnerable populations.

e-Learning

The Health Cluster Coordination e-learning course provides an introduction to the work of the Health Cluster, which aims to save lives and promote dignity in humanitarian and public health emergencies, and to strengthen the efficiency and accountability in responding to humanitarian crises.

About the GHC

Training of trainers: preparing health care workers for emergencies such as Ebola, Liberia 2015.

Health Clusters exist to relieve suffering and save lives in humanitarian emergencies, advancing the well-being and dignity of affected populations. There are 31 Health Clusters/Sectors, of which 2 are regional coordination mechanisms. The Global Health Cluster exists to support Health Clusters/Sectors in countries

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Photo stories

Youth volunteer is bringing an elderly woman to a vaccination site in Camp 23, Cox’s Bazar.

Bringing COVID-19 vaccination close to the most vulnerable

2.Relief International first began operating in Bangladesh in 2004 and has scaled up their efforts in the wake of the Rohingya crisis

The Health Cluster protects the most vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic

Health Cluster frontline workers respond to COVID-19

Let's talk about depression during emergencies

Publications

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Health Cluster Guide: A practical handbook

This Health Cluster Guide (2nd edition, 2020) provides practical advice on how WHO, Health Cluster Coordinators and partners can work together during a...

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Health Cluster coordination guidance for heads of WHO country offices as cluster lead agency

The purpose of this document is to provide Heads of WHO Country Offices (HWCOs) with a clear understanding of their responsibilities and accountabilities...

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"The Health Cluster targeted 90.8 million people in 2020, representing the most vulnerable populations across the globe. In order to protect their health,...

The Public Health Information standards (PHIS) function of activated health clusters (HC) has, to date, broadly been understood to encompass a range of...

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Events

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Health Cluster Forum – 20-22 June 2023

20 – 22 June 2023

Global Health Cluster Partner Meeting, 28-29 June 2023

28 – 29 June 2023

Announcements

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